# CVE-2023-6637: CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally <= 4.7.14 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings due to a missing capability check in the CAOS WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f3f-79vg-xw6w

## What is CVE-2023-6637?

CVE-2023-6637 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in daanvandenbergh CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally, published on 11 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6637?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Daan Complete Analytics Optimization Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6637?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6637 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in daanvandenbergh CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally

- [CVE-2021-25020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25020/): CAOS < 4.1.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary Folder Deletion via Path Traversal (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6637 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6637 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in daanvandenbergh CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally, published on 11 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: daanvandenbergh CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6637/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6637/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6637
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6637
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6637

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6637/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.