PT-2024-15038 · WordPress · Caos | Host Google Analytics Locally

István Márton · Published 2024-01-11 · Updated 2025-06-03 · CVE-2023-6637

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.7.14

Description The issue allows unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update settings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 4.7.14, consider disabling the update settings function until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized modification of data. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-6637

Affected Products

Caos | Host Google Analytics Locally

References · 9

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/host-analyticsjs-local/tags/4.7.12/includes/class-caos.php#L414 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6637 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3009011/host-analyticsjs-local#file5 · Patch
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3008878/host-analyticsjs-local#file8 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6637 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124479 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1745368089510715545 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5ec1fd03-f865-4f58-b63b-e70c0c7e701d?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67888 · Telegram Post