CVE-2020-36718
GDPR CCPA Compliance Support <= 2.3 - PHP Object Injection
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
GDPR CCPA Compliance Support <= 2.3 - PHP Object Injection
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-36718- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-24160
9.8
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-24160- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqfr-9p6p-c94x
9.8
The GDPR CCPA Compliance Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gqfr-9p6p-c94x- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-36718- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36718 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ninjateam Gdpr Ccpa Compliance & Cookie Consent Banner, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2871261-3231-4a52-9a38-bb3caf461e7d?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2408938
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2411356/ninja-gdpr-compliance
blog.nintechnet.com/gdpr-ccpa-compliance-support-plugin-fixed-insecure-deserialization-vulnerability
wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-gdpr-compliance
wpscan.com/vulnerability/92f1d6fb-c665-419e-a13b-688b1df6c395
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36718
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gqfr-9p6p-c94x