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CRITICAL
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 Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-19207 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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
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

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

Updated: 5 days, 22 hours ago
83 stars 33 fork 33 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1113 different CVEs too.

cve-2018-19207

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 3 years, 7 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: 1 year, 7 months ago
6 stars 2 fork 2 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, 2 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.

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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 [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.
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)

Exploit Prediction

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

97.19 }} 0.09%

score

0.99856

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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