CVE-2026-5231
HIGH
7,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Description
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The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'utm_source' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The plugin's referral parser copies the raw utm_source value into the source_name field when a wildcard channel domain matches, and the chart renderer later inserts this value into legend markup via innerHTML without escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in admin pages that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the Referrals Overview or Social Media analytics pages.
79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Read Application Data
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
AI/ML, Web Based, Web Server
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.4/assets/de…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.4/src/Servi…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/trunk/assets/dev/javas…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/trunk/src/Service/Anal…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&ne…
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b350b48-05ba-4054-89…