Unauthenticated post deletion via missing capability check
Published May 2, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in WPLP Cookie Consent 3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress posts. The gdpr_policy_process_delete() handler invokes post-deletion processing without first checking whether the requester has the required capability. No authentication is required, and a successful request removes any post selected by its supplied identifier, causing unauthorized content loss.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in WPLP Cookie Consent 3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress posts. The gdpr_policy_process_delete() handler invokes post-deletion processing without first checking whether the requester has the required capability. No authentication is required, and a successful request removes any post selected by its supplied identifier, causing unauthorized content loss.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-3599
- Published
- May 2, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- WP Legal Pages
- Product
- WPLP Cookie Consent
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.0.2
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