CVE-2025-14609: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in marcinlawrowski Wise Analytics
The Wise Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This is due to missing capability checks on the REST API endpoint '/wise-analytics/v1/report'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive analytics data including administrator usernames, login timestamps, visitor tracking information, and business intelligence data via the 'name' parameter granted they can send unauthenticated requests.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-14609 describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Wise Analytics plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 1.1.9. The issue arises from the lack of capability checks on the REST API endpoint '/wise-analytics/v1/report', which permits unauthenticated access to sensitive analytics data. This includes administrator usernames, login timestamps, visitor tracking, and business intelligence information. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.3 and is identified as CWE-862. There is no indication of an official patch or vendor advisory addressing this issue at this time.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can retrieve sensitive analytics data from the affected WordPress plugin, potentially exposing administrator usernames, login timestamps, visitor tracking details, and business intelligence data. This exposure could aid attackers in reconnaissance but does not directly allow system compromise or data modification according to the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling the Wise Analytics plugin or restricting access to the REST API endpoint '/wise-analytics/v1/report' via web server or firewall rules to prevent unauthenticated access.
CVE-2025-14609: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in marcinlawrowski Wise Analytics
Description
The Wise Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This is due to missing capability checks on the REST API endpoint '/wise-analytics/v1/report'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive analytics data including administrator usernames, login timestamps, visitor tracking information, and business intelligence data via the 'name' parameter granted they can send unauthenticated requests.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-14609 describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Wise Analytics plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 1.1.9. The issue arises from the lack of capability checks on the REST API endpoint '/wise-analytics/v1/report', which permits unauthenticated access to sensitive analytics data. This includes administrator usernames, login timestamps, visitor tracking, and business intelligence information. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.3 and is identified as CWE-862. There is no indication of an official patch or vendor advisory addressing this issue at this time.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can retrieve sensitive analytics data from the affected WordPress plugin, potentially exposing administrator usernames, login timestamps, visitor tracking details, and business intelligence data. This exposure could aid attackers in reconnaissance but does not directly allow system compromise or data modification according to the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling the Wise Analytics plugin or restricting access to the REST API endpoint '/wise-analytics/v1/report' via web server or firewall rules to prevent unauthenticated access.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-12T20:14:45.895Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6974765d4623b1157ca738de
Added to database: 01/24/2026, 07:35:57 UTC
Last enriched: 04/09/2026, 09:51:55 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 173
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