CVE-2023-6637 (GCVE-0-2023-6637)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-11 08:32 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:56
VLAI?
Title
CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally <= 4.7.14 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
daanvandenbergh CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.7.14 (semver)
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Credits
István Márton
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