Independent Analytics <= 2.14.9 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via Tracking Route

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-5737
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-28 05:16:38 UTC
Updated2026-05-28 13:45:25 UTC
DescriptionThe Independent Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.14.9. This is due to a public tracking route at /wp-json/iawp/search that accepts attacker-controlled referrer_url values when the signature matches, combined with a scheduled favicon fetcher that performs unrestricted cURL requests to stored domains. The signature validation is insufficient because the signature is embedded in publicly-accessible JavaScript and the salt is static per site, allowing attackers to extract valid signatures. The favicon downloader uses raw cURL functions without any SSRF protection mechanisms (no localhost blocking, no private network filtering, and does not use WordPress's wp_safe_remote_* functions). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious referrer domains into the database and trigger server-side requests to arbitrary hosts including internal services.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000410000 probability, percentile 0.127280000 (date 2026-05-29)

Problem Types: CWE-918 | CWE-918 CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Bensibley Independent Analytics WordPress Analytics Plugin affected 2.14.9 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/06ecc40c-6a63-4354-9f49-19258... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/independent-analytics/tags/2.14.4/IAWP/Views/View.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/independent-analytics/tags/2.14.4/IAWP/Favicon/Favico... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/independent-analytics/trunk/IAWP/FetchFaviconsJob.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/independent-analytics/trunk/IAWP/Views/View.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/independent-analytics/tags/2.14.4/IAWP/FetchFaviconsJ... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/independent-analytics/trunk/IAWP/REST_API.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/independent-analytics/tags/2.14.4/IAWP/REST_API.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/independent-analytics/trunk/IAWP/Favicon/FaviconDownl... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Kirasec (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-05-19T13:15:27.000ZVendor Notified
CNA2026-05-27T14:52:43.000ZDisclosed
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