CVE-2025-14609 Missing authorization in Wise Analytics
Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive analytics data, including admin usernames and visitor tracking, via the REST API endpoint.
- 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-2025-14609?
CVE-2025-14609 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in marcinlawrowski Wise Analytics, published on 24 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Wise Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This is due to missing capability checks on the REST API endpoint '/wise-analytics/v1/report'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive analytics data including administrator usernames, login timestamps, visitor tracking information, and business intelligence data via the 'name' parameter granted they can send unauthenticated requests.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14609?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14609?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14609 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-2025-14609 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14609 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wx9-mc5j-9hjw.