Unauthenticated analytics disclosure in MAIO WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The MAIO WordPress plugin before 7.3.22 does not properly restrict access to its analytics data, treating a credential value shipped verbatim in its public source as a valid API key. An unauthenticated attacker can retrieve the stored crawl-analytics log, including each recorded visitor's IP address, user agent and referer (CWE-200). The references link an exploit.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The MAIO WordPress plugin before 7.3.22 does not properly restrict access to its analytics data, treating a credential value shipped verbatim in its own public source as a valid API key, which allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the stored crawl-analytics log, including each recorded visitor's IP address, user agent and referer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MAIO | before 7.3.22 | 7.3.22 | Patch available | CNA |
- MAIO VendorUnknown Affected before 7.3.22 Fixed in 7.3.22 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update MAIO to version 7.3.22 or later, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA MAIO (Unknown) Fixed in 7.3.22
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109930
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-rc38-42pj-ccjg
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-109930 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109930 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rc38-42pj-ccjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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