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CVE-2026-14845: NewStatPress (WordPress plugin) · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affects NewStatPress (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium : upgrade to 1.4.5 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.4.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade NewStatPress (WordPress plugin) to 1.4.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
NewStatPressAffected
  • <1.4.5
Fixed in
  • 1.4.5

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should consider disabling the affected widget or restricting access to it to trusted users only. Monitoring for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security advisories is recommended.

Description

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the NewStatPress WordPress plugin versions before 1.4.5. The plugin fails to sanitize and escape data from unauthenticated visitor requests before storing and later displaying it in a widget. This flaw could allow unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users viewing the affected widget.

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