CVE-2018-19207

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 87%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 87%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Metasploit · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
84(Track*)
EG Risk 84/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation87% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
87%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 12, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/#developers
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCaeroot/WP-GDPR-Compliance-Plugin-Exploit
    First seen Nov 27, 2018

    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

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitauxiliary/admin/http/wp_gdpr_compliance_privesc✓ verified
    First seen Nov 8, 2018

    WordPress WP GDPR Compliance Plugin Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2018/CVE-2018-19207.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2018

    WP GDPR Compliance < 1.4.3 - Unauthenticated Call Any Action or Update Any Option

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-19207?
CVE-2018-19207 is a critical vulnerability published on November 12, 2018. 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.
When was CVE-2018-19207 disclosed?
CVE-2018-19207 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 12, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-19207 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-19207 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-19207?
CVE-2018-19207 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-19207?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-19207, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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