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Insights from Google PageSpeed vulnerabilities
Insights from Google PageSpeed has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 17 Jul 2022.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 4.0.8
- Last updated
- 7 Jul 2024
- Most recent
- 17 Jul 2022
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2022-1672 | High 8.8 | Before 4.0.7 | Fixed in 4.0.7 | 17 Jul 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-0431 | Medium 6.1 | Before 4.0.4 | Fixed in 4.0.4 | 4 Apr 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2022-1672, 17 Jul 2022
- The Insights from Google PageSpeed WordPress plugin before 4.0.7 does not verify for CSRF before doing various actions such as deleting Custom URLs, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such actions via CSRF attacks CVE record
- CVE-2022-0431, 4 Apr 2022
- The Insights from Google PageSpeed WordPress plugin before 4.0.4 does not sanitise and escape various parameters before outputting them back in attributes in the plugin's settings dashboard, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE record
What to do if you run Insights from Google PageSpeed
If you run Insights from Google PageSpeed, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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