CVE-2024-43229 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43229: WordPress WP Search Analytics plugin <= 1.4.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Cornel Raiu

Product WP Search Analytics

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

View on NVD All CVEs

CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Cornel Raiu WP Search Analytics search-analytics.This issue affects WP Search Analytics: from n/a through <= 1.4.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Search Analytics versions 1.4.9 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a basic user account can alter search analytics records or settings. The vulnerability requires an existing user account but no special interaction. Update to a version newer than 1.4.9.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify search analytics data or settings without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can tamper with search analytics records, compromising data integrity and reporting accuracy.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43229 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities