CRITICAL
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
Published Nov 12, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 88.06%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.4.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
88.06% 0.88065
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.88065
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (32 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 88.06% (0.88065) | 99.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 88.06% (0.88065) | 99.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 85.18% (0.85176) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 88.06% (0.88065) | 99.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 85.18% (0.85176) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 88.06% (0.88065) | 99.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 85.18% (0.85176) | 99.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 88.06% (0.88065) | 99.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 85.18% (0.85176) | 99.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 87.29% (0.87294) | 99.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 91.66% (0.91659) | 99.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 88.96% (0.88957) | 99.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 90.85% (0.90854) | 99.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 87.56% (0.87557) | 99.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 88.84% (0.88841) | 99.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 87.83% (0.87835) | 99.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | 89.80% (0.89797) | 99.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 88.17% (0.88166) | 99.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | 89.18% (0.89179) | 99.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 80.58% (0.80584) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 73.20% (0.73204) | 98.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 80.58% (0.80584) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.23% (0.83230) | 99.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.19% (0.97190) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 97.27% (0.97274) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 97.29% (0.97286) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.35% (0.97346) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 88.48% (0.88485) | 99.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 88.48% (0.88485) | 99.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 43.59% (0.43595) | 98.81th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 43.59% (0.43595) | 99.42th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 43.59% (0.43595) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/#developers x_refsource_MISCProductVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9144 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105921 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gdpr-compliance/#developers | x_refsource_MISCProductVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9144 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 12, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 12, 2018
Link CVE-2018-19207
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a