CVE-2023-6637 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Daan	Complete Analytics Optimization Suite

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:daan:complete_analytics_optimization_suite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/host-analyticsjs-local/tags/4.7.12/includes/class-caos.php#L414
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3008878/host-analyticsjs-local#file8
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3009011/host-analyticsjs-local#file5
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5ec1fd03-f865-4f58-b63b-e70c0c7e701d?source=cve

History

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-01-11T08:32:35.681Z

Updated: 2025-06-03T14:09:21.070Z

Reserved: 2023-12-08T19:40:32.987Z

Link: CVE-2023-6637

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:35:14.866Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-11T09:15:50.753

Modified: 2025-06-03T14:15:38.693

Link: CVE-2023-6637

Redhat

No data.

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