CVE-2023-6637
CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally <= 4.7.14 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jan 11, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 8, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locallydaanvandenbergh |
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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
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