CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe Independent Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper handling of the 404 not_found_url tracking parameter, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts. This vulnerability affects versions up to 2.15.0 and can be exploited by unauthenticated users, potentially compromising the security of affected sites by executing scripts in the context of other users. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of exploitation.
Original NVD Description
The Independent Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 404 not_found_url tracking parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.15.0. This is due to the get_cell_content() function applying urldecode() after esc_url() when rendering the URL column for 404 entries — a sequence that allows percent-encoded HTML to pass URL validation and then be reconstructed as raw markup, which wp_kses_post() does not strip because it retains img elements and data-* attributes, and because the public REST endpoint /iawp/search accepts unauthenticated requests as long as they carry a signature that is itself embedded in public page HTML. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.