9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-19207
Van Ons WP GDPR Compliance WordPress Remote Code Execution
Description

The Van Ons WP GDPR Compliance (aka wp-gdpr-compliance) plugin before 1.4.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because $wpdb->prepare() input is mishandled, as exploited in the wild in November 2018.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 12, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19207 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Van-ons wp-gdpr-compliance
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Update the 'WP GDPR Compliance' plugin to version 1.4.3 or greater through the administrative dashboard.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-19207 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-19207.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/#developers Product Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9144 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/#developers Product Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9144 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-19207 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 17 hours, 3 minutes ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 1, 2025, 11:39 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Shell Python Nix

Updated: 13 hours, 17 minutes ago
22 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : May 9, 2025, 2:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 21 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
84 stars 31 fork 31 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1114 different CVEs too.

cve-2018-19207

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 4 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 15, 2019, 6:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Collection of WordPress Plugin PoC - For Educational Purposes ONLY

wordpress wordpress-plugin exploit cve security proof-of-concept

Python

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
7 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2019, 3:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Exploit of the privilege escalation vulnerability of the WordPress plugin "WP GDPR Compliance" by "Van Ons" (https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/) CVE-2018-19207

Python

Updated: 3 years, 11 months ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 27, 2018, 2:27 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-19207 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-19207 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/#developers
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9144
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-20 CWE-425
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9144 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9144 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin/ No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/#developers Product, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:van-ons:wp-gdpr-compliance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9144 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

87.74 }} -0.09%

score

0.99434

percentile