Google Analytics Counter Tracker <= 3.4.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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

CVE	Not available
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	December 11, 2016
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Remco Vermeulen

Description

The Google Analytics Counter Tracker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 via deserialization of untrusted input from the vulnerable wpadm_ga_request cookie parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	analytics-counter (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 3.5.0
Patched Version	3.5.0

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