CVE-2009-5158 describes an insufficient HTML sanitization vulnerability in the google-analyticator plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions prior to 5.2.1. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) could allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious HTML or script code via the Google Analytics API text, potentially leading to client-side attacks like cross-site scripting (XSS) with low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sumo:google_analyticator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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