Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-6637CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally <= 4.7.14 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally from daanvandenbergh. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_settings' function in versions up to, and including, 4.7.14. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| daanvandenbergh | CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally | 0 – through 4.7.14 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5ec1fd03-f865-4f58-b63b-e70c0c7e701d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/host-analyticsjs-local/tags/4.7.12/includes/class-caos.php#L414
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3008878/host-analyticsjs-local#file8
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3009011/host-analyticsjs-local#file5