CVE-2026-7444

Search Analytics for WP <= 1.4.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2026-08-04 17:56

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.5.0
Affected Plugin: Search Analytics for WP
Affected Version: <= 1.4.16
CVSS: 8.1High
Weakness type: CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE: CVE-2026-7444

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At a glance

CVE-2026-7444 is a high-severity Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Search Analytics for WP WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.4.16. It carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.5.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2026, reported by nudien udin.

Vulnerability Overview

The Search Analytics for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.16. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the `process_bulk_action()` function of `MWTSA_Stats_Table`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary search-term records, including all associated search-history rows, via a forged request granted they can trick a user with access to the plugin's "Search Analytics" dashboard page (Administrator by default) into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site. A successful exploit has high impact on integrity, availability.

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Search Analytics for WP <= 1.4.16 carries this weakness at process_bulk_action(), and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Cross-site request forgery abuses the fact that browsers attach a victim's cookies to any request, so a state-changing action that only checks who you are, not whether you meant to act, can be triggered from another site.

An attacker who gets a logged-in user to load a crafted page can perform that action as them, with the impact scaling to whatever the victim's role is allowed to do. For Search Analytics for WP the fix is 1.5.0: builds <= 1.4.16 are affected, anything from 1.5.0 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.5.0, or a newer patched version

How WordSec helps

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Search Analytics for WP: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Search Analytics for WP 1.5.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7444 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d62b8380-1679-40d8-a77f-17c583e88d39 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7444

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Search Analytics for WP

CVSS Vector

8.1

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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