CVE-2024-1176 HT Easy GA4 – Google Analytics WordPress Plugin <= 1.1.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated GA4 Email Update

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can modify the GA4 email association due to a missing capability check in the HT Easy GA4 WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-1176?

CVE-2024-1176 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in htplugins HT Easy GA4 – Google Analytics WordPress Plugin, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The HT Easy GA4 – Google Analytics WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the login() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the email associated through the plugin with GA4.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1176?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hasthemes Ht Easy Ga4.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-1176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f72f-qr76-p29v.

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