CVE-2026-3570: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in acumenconsulting Smarter Analytics
The Smarter Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to missing authentication and capability checks on the configuration reset functionality in the global scope of smarter-analytics.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset all plugin configuration and delete all per-page/per-post analytics settings via the 'reset' parameter.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-3570 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Smarter Analytics WordPress plugin by acumenconsulting. The issue exists in all versions up to and including 2.0, where the configuration reset functionality in smarter-analytics.php lacks authentication and capability checks. This allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke the reset parameter to erase all plugin configuration and per-page/per-post analytics data. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction and impacts the integrity of plugin settings.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability enables an unauthenticated attacker to reset all plugin configurations and delete analytics data on individual pages or posts. This results in loss of configuration integrity and analytics data but does not affect confidentiality or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild as of the published date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling or restricting access to the plugin's reset functionality or applying custom authorization checks to prevent unauthorized resets.
CVE-2026-3570: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in acumenconsulting Smarter Analytics
Description
The Smarter Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to missing authentication and capability checks on the configuration reset functionality in the global scope of smarter-analytics.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset all plugin configuration and delete all per-page/per-post analytics settings via the 'reset' parameter.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-3570 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Smarter Analytics WordPress plugin by acumenconsulting. The issue exists in all versions up to and including 2.0, where the configuration reset functionality in smarter-analytics.php lacks authentication and capability checks. This allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke the reset parameter to erase all plugin configuration and per-page/per-post analytics data. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction and impacts the integrity of plugin settings.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability enables an unauthenticated attacker to reset all plugin configurations and delete analytics data on individual pages or posts. This results in loss of configuration integrity and analytics data but does not affect confidentiality or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild as of the published date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling or restricting access to the plugin's reset functionality or applying custom authorization checks to prevent unauthorized resets.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-04T20:58:47.171Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69be1810f4197a8e3b78438a
Added to database: 3/21/2026, 4:01:20 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:08:00 PM
Last updated: 5/5/2026, 6:17:12 AM
Views: 33
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