CVE-2024-1809
📋 TL;DR
The Analytify WordPress plugin has a vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to access sensitive plugin settings data. This occurs due to missing capability checks on AJAX functions combined with nonce leakage. All WordPress sites using Analytify plugin versions up to 5.2.3 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Analytify – Google Analytics Dashboard For WordPress
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could obtain sensitive Google Analytics configuration data, potentially including tracking IDs, API keys, or other analytics settings that could be used for further attacks or data manipulation.
Likely Case
Authenticated users with minimal privileges can access plugin configuration data that should be restricted to administrators only.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and nonce validation, only authorized administrators can access plugin settings.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access to WordPress with at least subscriber privileges. The vulnerability involves AJAX endpoint manipulation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.2.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Analytify – Google Analytics Dashboard For WordPress'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 5.2.4+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Analytify Plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-analytify
Restrict User Registration
allPrevent new user registrations to limit attack surface
Update WordPress Settings → General → Membership to uncheck 'Anyone can register'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor user activity logs
- Consider using web application firewall rules to block suspicious AJAX requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Analytify version. If version is 5.2.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-analytify --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 5.2.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual AJAX requests to analytify endpoints from non-admin users
- Multiple failed access attempts to restricted plugin functions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with analytify action parameters from unauthorized users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "admin-ajax.php" AND "analytify" AND NOT user_role="administrator"🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3072410%40wp-analytify%2Ftrunk&old=3024819%40wp-analytify%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a659071-df11-4318-86c2-7881163c8b62?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3072410%40wp-analytify%2Ftrunk&old=3024819%40wp-analytify%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a659071-df11-4318-86c2-7881163c8b62?source=cve
