CVE-2026-97652
WP Statistics <= 14.16.14 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI Query-Parameter Key
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.1 Medium
- Published
- Oct 2, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 3, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 24, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.1 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternativeveronalabs |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f1d2fe2-816b-46ee-8ab5-ae9936ac9ded?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.14/src/Service/Admin/Referrals/ReferralsPage.php#L258
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.14/src/Service/Admin/Referrals/ReferralsPage.php#L283
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.14/src/Service/Admin/Referrals/ReferralsPage.php#L310
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.14/src/Abstracts/MultiViewPage.php#L82
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.14/assets/dev/javascript/filters/generator.js#L383
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.14/assets/dev/javascript/filters/generator.js#L392
- https://github.com/wp-statistics/wp-statistics/pull/1148
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3722421%40wp-statistics%2Ftags%2F14.16.15&old=3702973%40wp-statistics%2Ftags%2F14.16.14
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3722421/wp-statistics/trunk/src/Service/Admin/Referrals/ReferralsPage.php
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