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.
Published: 2026-01-08
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation via Broken Access Control
Action: Patch ASAP
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw in the GA4WP WordPress plugin, allowing an attacker to perform privileged operations that should be restricted. The flaw arises from incorrectly configured access control levels, enabling users without proper permissions to execute admin‑level actions. An attacker who can exploit this flaw may modify the plugin’s analytics settings, inject tracking changes, or access sensitive configuration data, undermining the integrity and confidentiality of a site’s analytics data.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects the GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress plugin distributed by Passionate Brains. All released versions through and including 2.10.0 are impacted. No other products or versions have been identified.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score is below 1%, indicating a low probability of exploitation, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attacker’s path is likely a remote web request to the plugin’s administrative endpoints, assuming the site does not have additional access controls. Although the immediate risk level may be moderate due to the low exploitation likelihood, the potential impact of unauthorized configuration changes is significant. Vulnerability is considered CVE-2026-22517.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 18, 2026 at 07:36 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the GA4WP plugin to the latest available version that patches the access control flaw.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, restrict access to the plugin’s administrative pages by limiting WordPress user roles to administrators only and applying web‑application firewall rules to block unauthenticated requests to the plugin’s endpoints.
  • Perform a review of the plugin’s analytics configuration and monitor for any unauthorized changes; consider disabling the plugin if it is not required for site functionality.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 18, 2026 at 07:36 UTC.

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History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing Authorization vulnerability in Passionate Brains GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress: from n/a through 2.10.0. 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.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Passionate Brains
Passionate Brains ga4wp
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Passionate Brains
Passionate Brains ga4wp
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing Authorization vulnerability in Passionate Brains GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress: from n/a through 2.10.0.
Title WordPress GA4WP: Google Analytics for WordPress plugin <= 2.10.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Passionate Brains Ga4wp
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-23T14:14:03.723Z

Reserved: 2026-01-07T13:44:43.226Z

Link: CVE-2026-22517

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-08T17:01:26.313Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-01-08T17:15:51.663

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:36:37.740

Link: CVE-2026-22517

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T07:45:24Z

Weaknesses