---
id: CVE-2025-14061
title: >-
  The Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker
  (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) : WP Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is
  vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check
  on the …
summary: >-
  The Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker
  (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) : WP Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is
  vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check
  on the …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-12-17'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T10:10:00.473'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14061'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.0.6/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php#L8091
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gdpr-cookie-consent/tags/4.0.6/admin/class-gdpr-cookie-consent-admin.php#L8878
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/866b4ca8-563f-4a19-bbf7-79a79f07d53d?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0027
epssPercentile: 0.17192
ingestedAt: '2026-09-28T11:08:06.662Z'
---

## Overview

The Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Consent Log, Cookie Scanner, Script Blocker (for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy) : WP Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the gdpr_delete_policy_data function in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete arbitrary posts, pages, attachments, and other post types by ID.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.