WP Search Analytics <= 1.4.9 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-43229
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published August 9, 2024
Last Updated August 13, 2024
Researcher Abdi Pranata
Description

The WP Search Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_default_chart_settings() and render_chart_data() functions in versions up to, and including, 1.4.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings and render chart data.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug search-analytics (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.9
Patched Version
  • 1.4.10
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