CVE-2026-8944 | The Plugin for Google Analytics by IO technologies plugin fo… | CVSS 4.3 MEDIUM

Description

The Plugin for Google Analytics by IO technologies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the Google Analytics settings page (ga.php). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's stored Google Analytics tracking ID option (io-ga-id) via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-8944
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 2026-05-19 12:25 UTC
Published: 2026-06-30 04:30 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-30 04:30 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-352
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Vendor / Product: engagementanalytics / Plugin for Google Analytics by IO technologies
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

4.3 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1

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

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
engagementanalytics	Plugin for Google Analytics by IO technologies	—	0 ≤ 1.1

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-352	cna	CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
4.3	MEDIUM	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References (2)