CVE-2026-22517 WordPress GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress plugin <= 2.10.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the GA4WP WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-22517?
CVE-2026-22517 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Passionate Brains GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress, published on 8 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Passionate Brains GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress ga-for-wp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress: from n/a through <= 2.10.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22517?
How do I fix CVE-2026-22517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22517 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-2026-22517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w644-m557-r6g2.