VDB-230903 · CVE-2020-36718 · ID 2408938

GDPR CCPA Compliance Support Plugin up to 2.3 on WordPress njt_gdpr_allow_permissions deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GDPR CCPA Compliance Support Plugin up to 2.3 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument njt_gdpr_allow_permissions leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-36718. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GDPR CCPA Compliance Support Plugin up to 2.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument njt_gdpr_allow_permissions with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The GDPR CCPA Compliance Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.3 via deserialization of untrusted input "njt_gdpr_allow_permissions" value. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object.

The weakness was presented 06/07/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-36718 since 06/06/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying the patch 2408938 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

GDPR CCPA Compliance Support Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 2408938

Timelineinfo

06/06/2023 🔍
06/07/2023 +1 days 🔍
06/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2026 +1037 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2408938
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-36718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-36718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230903

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2023 07:27
Updated: 04/09/2026 20:48
Changes: 06/07/2023 07:27 (50), 07/05/2023 10:55 (1), 07/05/2023 11:00 (1), 04/09/2026 20:48 (26)
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