Description
The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 8.8 does not sanitize and escape tracking data derived from public visitor requests before storing it and outputting it in the administrative statistics dashboard, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a logged-in administrator views the statistics pages.
Published: 2026-10-30
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 8.8 does not sanitize and escape tracking data derived from public visitor requests before storing it and outputting it in the administrative statistics dashboard, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a logged-in administrator views the statistics pages.
Title WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) < 8.8 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Tracker Device Parameters
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T13:26:47.266Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T11:28:48.951Z

Link: CVE-2026-117571

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-30T13:17:16.827Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-30T06:16:46.007

Modified: 2026-10-30T17:49:38.703

Link: CVE-2026-117571

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-30T16:00:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')