CVE-2023-47807
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the 10WebAnalytics WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all versions up to 1.2.12, potentially enabling unauthorized access to analytics data or administrative functions.
💻 Affected Systems
- 10WebAnalytics (WordPress plugin)
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive analytics data, modify plugin settings, or potentially escalate privileges within the WordPress environment.
Likely Case
Unauthorized viewing of analytics data or modification of plugin configuration settings by authenticated users with lower privileges than intended.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls would prevent any unauthorized access, limiting users to their intended permissions only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of authentication but bypasses intended authorization checks. The vulnerability is in access control logic rather than a complex technical flaw.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.13 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 10WebAnalytics
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. Alternatively, download version 1.2.13+ from WordPress repository and manually update
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable plugin temporarily
allDeactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wd-google-analytics
Restrict plugin access
allUse WordPress role management to restrict who can access plugin functions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed logging of all plugin-related activities and monitor for unauthorized access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins → 10WebAnalytics version. If version is 1.2.12 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wd-google-analytics --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.2.13 or higher in WordPress admin panel. Test that users with lower privileges cannot access restricted plugin functions.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wd_analytics_options or similar plugin admin pages
- Users with subscriber/contributor roles accessing analytics functions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin admin endpoints from unauthorized user roles
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wd_analytics_options" OR "10webanalytics") AND (user_role="subscriber" OR user_role="contributor")