CVE-2025-31765
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in themeqx GDPR Cookie Notice gdpr-cookie-notice allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GDPR Cookie Notice: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the themeqx GDPR Cookie Notice WordPress plugin (gdpr-cookie-notice) allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This permits unauthorized actions due to missing capability checks or improper access controls on certain plugin functions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify GDPR Cookie Notice plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'GDPR Cookie Notice' by themeqx, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the gdpr-cookie-notice folderAffected if plugin is present in the installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress adminPlugins list, click on the plugin to view details and note the version number, or read the main plugin file (e.g., gdpr-cookie-notice.php) and locate the 'Version' headerAffected if version cannot be determined or is older than any patched release
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Identify exposed plugin AJAX actionsExamine the plugin's main PHP file for do_action('wp_ajax_') and do_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_') hooks, which indicate publicly accessible admin functionsAffected if AJAX actions are registered without capability checks (e.g., missing current_user_can() or check_ajax_referer())
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Review admin function access controlsSearch plugin PHP files for function callbacks tied to admin pages or AJAX endpoints and verify they include proper authorization checks such as current_user_can('manage_options')Affected if functions perform sensitive operations without verifying user permissions
User is affected if the GDPR Cookie Notice plugin is installed and its AJAX actions or admin functions lack proper capability checks, allowing unauthorized users to trigger restricted actions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of the plugin (if available) that implements proper authorization checks. If no patch exists, disable the plugin or implement temporary compensating controls such as restricting admin access via server-side configuration.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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