Missing authorization in Cookiebot by Usercentrics – Automatic Cookie Banner for…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Cookie banner plugin for WordPress – Cookiebot CMP by Usercentrics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the send_uninstall_survey() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to submit the uninstall survey on behalf of a website.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookiebot | Cookiebot by Usercentrics – Automatic Cookie Banner for GDPR/CCPA & Google Consent Mode | up to 4.4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cookiebot by Usercentrics – Automatic Cookie Banner for GDPR/CCPA & Google Consent Mode Vendorcookiebot Affected up to 4.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1666
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j574-v322-ccpg
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2e5fca6-363c-4875-9eb8-44e080d99650?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cookiebot/tags/4.4.1/src/lib/Cookiebot_Review.php#L135
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3251089%40cookiebot&new=3251089%40cookiebot&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More cookiebot vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20525 WordPress Cookiebot plugin <= 4.6.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2025-33164 WordPress Cookiebot plugin <= 4.5.8 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-1666 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1666 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j574-v322-ccpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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