CVE-2020-36718
The GDPR CCPA Compliance Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.3 via deserialization of untrusted input "njt_gdpr_allow_permissions" value.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The GDPR CCPA Compliance Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.3 via deserialization of untrusted input "njt_gdpr_allow_permissions" value. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- ninjateam/gpdr ccpa compliance support
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/gdpr-ccpa-compliance-support-plugin-fixed-insecure-deserialization-vulnerability/Exploit
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2408938Patch
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2411356/ninja-gdpr-compliancePatch
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-gdpr-compliance/#developersProduct
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92f1d6fb-c665-419e-a13b-688b1df6c395Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2871261-3231-4a52-9a38-bb3caf461e7d?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/gdpr-ccpa-compliance-support-plugin-fixed-insecure-deserialization-vulnerability/Exploit
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2408938Patch
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2411356/ninja-gdpr-compliancePatch
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-gdpr-compliance/#developersProduct
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92f1d6fb-c665-419e-a13b-688b1df6c395Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2871261-3231-4a52-9a38-bb3caf461e7d?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.