CVE-2020-36697 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP GDPR plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete any comment and modify the plugin’s settings.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00097.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Appsaloon	Wp Gdpr

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:appsaloon:wp_gdpr:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-stored-xss-and-content-spoofing-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-wp-gdpr-plugin-unpatched/
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-wp-gdpr-multiple-vulnerabilities-2-1-1/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/032e775a-97be-4d93-bac3-094e35be4b11?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		WP GDPR <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization Checks

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-07T01:51:10.220Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:32:49.344Z

Reserved: 2023-06-06T12:19:45.766Z

Link: CVE-2020-36697

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:37:06.636Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-07T02:15:10.997

Modified: 2026-04-08T17:16:35.190

Link: CVE-2020-36697

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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