CVE-2025-11754

High

Published: 19 February 2026

Published

19 February 2026

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score 0.0006 18.4th percentile

Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-11754 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 18.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique.

Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AC-1 Policy and Procedures

addresses: CWE-862

Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.

AC-13 Supervision and Review — Access Control

addresses: CWE-862

Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.

AC-14 Permitted Actions Without Identification or Authentication

addresses: CWE-862

Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.

AC-16 Security and Privacy Attributes

addresses: CWE-862

Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.

AC-17 Remote Access

addresses: CWE-862

Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.

AC-18 Wireless Access

addresses: CWE-862

Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.

AC-19 Access Control for Mobile Devices

addresses: CWE-862

The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.

AC-2 Account Management

addresses: CWE-862

Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access

Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.

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Why these techniques?

Missing authorization on public REST endpoint enables remote exploitation of WordPress plugin (T1190) and direct exposure of API tokens/credentials (T1552).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'gdpr/v1/settings' REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated…

attackers to retrieve sensitive plugin settings including API tokens, email addresses, account IDs, and site keys.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-11754 is a vulnerability in the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 4.1.2. The issue arises from a missing capability check on the 'gdpr/v1/settings' REST API endpoint, mapped to CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). Published on 2026-02-19, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), highlighting high confidentiality impact with no effects on integrity or availability.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction. By accessing the exposed REST API endpoint, they can retrieve sensitive plugin settings, such as API tokens, email addresses, account IDs, and site keys, enabling potential data exfiltration or use in follow-on attacks.

References include the vulnerable code at line 77 in class-gdpr-cookie-consent-api.php from tag 4.0.1, a changeset 3443083 in the WordPress plugin repository, and Wordfence threat intelligence detailing the issue (ID 4107362f-ae21-4509-b83a-0bffbde23330). Mitigation involves updating the plugin to a version beyond 4.1.2, where the capability check is presumably added.