CVE-2026-85131: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in WPLP Cookie Consent
The WPLP Cookie Consent WordPress plugin before 4.4.4 does not perform CSRF or capability checks when processing bulk actions on its administration screens, and does not restrict the targeted items to its own records, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin permanently delete arbitrary posts and pages via a crafted request.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WPLP Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress, in versions prior to 4.4.4, lacks proper CSRF and capability validation when handling bulk administrative actions. Additionally, it fails to restrict these actions to its own records, enabling an attacker to exploit this by sending a crafted request that causes a logged-in administrator to delete arbitrary posts and pages permanently. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a logged-in administrator to unintentionally delete arbitrary posts and pages permanently by exploiting the CSRF vulnerability. This can lead to loss of content and potential disruption of the affected WordPress site’s operation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WPLP Cookie Consent plugin to version 4.4.4 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vulnerability is addressed in the updated version, applying this official fix is the recommended remediation.
CVE-2026-85131: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in WPLP Cookie Consent
Description
The WPLP Cookie Consent WordPress plugin before 4.4.4 does not perform CSRF or capability checks when processing bulk actions on its administration screens, and does not restrict the targeted items to its own records, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin permanently delete arbitrary posts and pages via a crafted request.
Affected software
WPLP Cookie Consent
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WPLP Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress, in versions prior to 4.4.4, lacks proper CSRF and capability validation when handling bulk administrative actions. Additionally, it fails to restrict these actions to its own records, enabling an attacker to exploit this by sending a crafted request that causes a logged-in administrator to delete arbitrary posts and pages permanently. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a logged-in administrator to unintentionally delete arbitrary posts and pages permanently by exploiting the CSRF vulnerability. This can lead to loss of content and potential disruption of the affected WordPress site’s operation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WPLP Cookie Consent plugin to version 4.4.4 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vulnerability is addressed in the updated version, applying this official fix is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-03T08:39:08.873Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa32e255bf5e2cf517fb35
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 06:10:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 06:19:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 22:11:12 UTC
Views: 9
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