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Sensitive Data: Social Metrics Tracker \<= 1.6.8 - Unauthorised Data Export

Identifier: wordpress_social_metrics_tracker

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Description

WordPress Social Metrics Tracker plugin lacks proper authorization for data export, allowing unauthenticated users to access post and page information including author usernames and emails.

How we test: We test for unauthorized data export vulnerabilities in WordPress Social Metrics Tracker by attempting to access export endpoints without authentication and analyzing responses to detect if sensitive data is exposed.

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Configuration

Example

Example configuration:

---
security_tests:
  wordpress_social_metrics_tracker:
    skip: false

Reference

skip

Type : boolean

Skip the test if true.