Is WP Google Analytics Events safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (2.8.2) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of WP Google Analytics Events as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep WP Google Analytics Events on the latest version (2.8.2) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of WP Google Analytics Events are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Information disclosure (2.8.2 and older); Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.8.0 and older, fixed in 2.8.1). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of WP Google Analytics Events?

2.8.2, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2024-04-02). It has 5,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my WP Google Analytics Events is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update wp-google-analytics-events). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · wp-google-analytics-events · data as of 2026-11-04

Is WP Google Analytics Events safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.8.2
Last updated: 2024-04-02
Active installs: 5,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 1
Tested up to WP: 6.3.14

Track Google Analytics Events on your website - Enables you to send an event when a user Scrolls or Click an element on your website. — by yuvalo

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without WP Google Analytics Events for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-google-analytics-events --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-google-analytics-events updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 5.3 affects latest 2.8.2 CVE-2025-63009 · published 2025-12-09

Information disclosure in WP Google Analytics Events (2.8.2 and older)

Affected: 2.8.2 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in yuvalo WP Google Analytics Events wp-google-analytics-events allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects WP Google Analytics Events: from n/a through <= 2.8.2.

NVD CVE-2025-63009 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-32145 · published 2024-04-15

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Google Analytics Events (2.8.0 and older)

Affected: 2.8.0 and older
Fixed in: 2.8.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PineWise WP Google Analytics Events allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Google Analytics Events: from n/a through 2.8.0.

NVD CVE-2024-32145 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2024-04-02 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.8.2).
2025-12-09 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2025-63009), no fix listed yet.
2024-04-15 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-32145), fixed in 2.8.1.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Sensitive data exposure (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-google-analytics-events (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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