PT-2014-8865 · Yoast · Google Analytics By Yoast

Published 2014-12-02 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-9174

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Analytics by Yoast plugin versions prior to 5.1.3

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the manual ua code field field in the General Settings.

Recommendations For Google Analytics by Yoast plugin versions prior to 5.1.3, update to version 5.1.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the General Settings page to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the manual ua code field field in the General Settings until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-9174

Affected Products

Google Analytics By Yoast

References · 7

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/changelog · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9174 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/yoast/status/537569224307511296 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99053 · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7692 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/71330 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9174 · Note