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Plausible Analytics <= 1.2.3 - Missing Authorization
| CVSS | 6.3 (Medium) |
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| Publicly Published | May 27, 2022 |
| Last Updated | January 22, 2024 |
| Researcher |
Ankur Modi
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Description
The Plausible Analytics plugin is vulnerable to unauthorized setting changes in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 due to an improperly configured capability and nonce check on the save_admin_settings() function. This could be exploited by any authenticated user, including those with minimal capabilities like subscribers.
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Vulnerability Details for Plausible Analytics
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug | plausible-analytics (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 1.2.4, or a newer patched version |
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