CVE-2026-100153
HighCVSS 7.2Summary
The NewStatPress plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 1.4.5 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'QUERY_STRING / REQUEST_URI' parameter. Due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, an unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary scripts into pages that execute when a user visits the injected page. Exploitation requires that an administrator has placed the [NewStatPress type="Top Pages"] shortcode on a publicly viewable page, and that the attacker's crafted URL accumulates enough hits to appear in the top-N ranking.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in a user's or administrator's browser, potentially leading to session theft or account takeover. The risk is moderate because it requires additional conditions, but it can lead to serious consequences.
Recommendation
Update the NewStatPress plugin to a version later than 1.4.5 as soon as it becomes available. Consider removing the [NewStatPress type="Top Pages"] shortcode from publicly viewable pages until the update is applied.
Other vulnerabilities in NewStatPress
See all- CVE-2026-101924High
The NewStatPress plugin for WordPress up to version 1.4.5 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Last referrers' meta box on the Overview admin page due to insufficient output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary scripts.
- CVE-2026-14845Medium
The NewStatPress WordPress plugin before version 1.4.5 does not sanitize and escape data from unauthenticated visitor requests before storing and later outputting it in one of its widgets. This allows unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users viewing the affected widget.
- CVE-2025-13747Medium
The NewStatPress plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 1.4.3 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a regex bypass in the `nsp_shortcode` function due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user visits the injected page.
Original NVD description (English source)
The NewStatPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'QUERY_STRING / REQUEST_URI' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that an administrator has placed the [NewStatPress type="Top Pages"] shortcode on a publicly viewable page, and that the attacker's crafted URL accumulates enough hits to appear in the top-N ranking.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS