Mass assignment in Plausible Analytics traffic change notifications
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-915.
Summary
Plausible Analytics through 3.2.1 contains a mass assignment flaw (CWE-915) in update_traffic_change_notification. An authenticated site editor can supply a site_id parameter to reassign a traffic change notification to another site, so they receive that site's traffic alerts and visitor figures. The CVSS 4.0 vector shows a network attack with low privileges required and no user interaction, with low confidentiality impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
Plausible Analytics through 3.2.1 contains a mass assignment vulnerability in update_traffic_change_notification that allows authenticated site editors to reassign notifications by supplying a site_id parameter. Attackers can submit traffic_change_notification[site_id] set to another site's primary key via PUT /sites/:domain/traffic-change-notification/:type to receive that site's traffic alerts and visitor figures.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Plausible Analytics.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119565
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-5462-5vm9-jmvr
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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- TI-2022-10728 WordPress Plausible Analytics plugin <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-119565 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119565 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5462-5vm9-jmvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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