CVE-2026-97652WP Statistics <= 14.16.14 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI Query-Parameter Key
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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.
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.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
veronalabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative veronalabs:wp_statistics_simple_privacy_friendly_google_analytics_alternative (from the name) | through 14.16.14 | CNA record |
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
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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