CVE-2026-5737CWE-918

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

Medium · published May 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00443 · 37.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Published
2026-05-28T03:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 03:27Z
    Independent Analytics <= 2.14.9 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via Tracking Route
    cvelistv5