ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics: A security weakness
ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics
- Plugin slug
dashboard-for-google-analytics- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 14, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Mar 14, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_actions() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disable all features.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N