PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Lara's Google Analytics (GA4) safe?
Full width Google Analytics dashboard widget for Wordpress admin interface, which also inserts latest Google Analytics (GA4) tracking code to your pag …
What this plugin does
- Slug:
lara-google-analytics - Author: Amr M. Ibrahim
- 9000+ active installs
- 94/100 rating (122 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 355475 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2016-04-26
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 4.0.3
- Last updated: 2026-08-14 3:43pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 5.6.0+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Lara's Google Analytics (GA4). Reported between 2019 and 2019.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-20626 | Lara's Google Analytics (GA4) [lara-google-analytics] < 2.0.5 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 2.0.5 | 2.0.5 | 2019-10-14 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Lara's Google Analytics (GA4) updated — 4.0.3 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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