CVE-2026-97652
MediumCVSS 6.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs
Summary
The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress up to version 14.16.14 is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the REQUEST_URI query parameter key. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can trick a user into clicking a crafted link, executing malicious scripts in the victim's browser. This could lead to session theft or account takeover.
Recommendation
Update the WP Statistics plugin to the latest patched version. Additionally, apply input filtering and output escaping.
Other vulnerabilities in WP Statistics
See all- CVE-2026-93770High
The WP Statistics plugin in versions <= 14.16.13 is vulnerable to unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS). An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious script.
- CVE-2026-97276High
The WP Statistics plugin up to version 14.16.14 contains a reflected XSS vulnerability. An attacker can inject a malicious script that executes in the victim's browser.
- CVE-2026-84774Medium
The WP Statistics plugin version 14.16.11 and earlier contains an unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- CVE-2026-15780High
The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress up to version 14.16.8 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'utm_campaign' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user accesses an injected page. The attack can be performed without authentication via the public /wp-statistics/v2/hit REST endpoint.
- CVE-2026-48839High
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in VeronaLabs WP Statistics allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects WP Statistics: from n/a through 14.16.6.
Original NVD description (English source)
The WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI Query-Parameter Key in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.14 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS