Description
The MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 11.1.0 does not correctly validate the signature on one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions: when the MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 11.1.0 is not connected to Google Analytics the HMAC signing key is empty, which lets unauthenticated attackers forge a valid signature and overwrite a MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 11.1.0 configuration value, disrupting the MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 11.1.0's server-side analytics in Manual GA4 mode.
Published: 2026-08-04
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History

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Monsterinsights
Monsterinsights monsterinsights
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Monsterinsights
Monsterinsights monsterinsights
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 11.1.0 does not correctly validate the signature on one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions: when the MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 11.1.0 is not connected to Google Analytics the HMAC signing key is empty, which lets unauthenticated attackers forge a valid signature and overwrite a MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 11.1.0 configuration value, disrupting the MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 11.1.0's server-side analytics in Manual GA4 mode.
Title MonsterInsights < 11.1.0 - Unauthenticated Measurement Protocol Secret Update via Empty-Key HMAC Bypass
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Monsterinsights Monsterinsights
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-04T06:00:09.331Z

Reserved: 2026-06-05T11:55:39.062Z

Link: CVE-2026-11366

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Updated: 2026-08-04T07:30:05Z

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