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CVE-2026-19794: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in gamerz WP-Stats

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-19794cvecve-2026-19794cwe-79
Published: 08/14/2026 (08/14/2026, 07:39:28 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: gamerz
Product: WP-Stats

Description

The WP-Stats plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in all versions up to and including 2.56. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary scripts that execute when users view the affected pages. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.2.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.2high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
<=2.56

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/14/2026, 08:11:12 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-19794 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WP-Stats WordPress plugin by gamerz. The flaw exists in all versions up to and including 2.56 due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of users visiting the injected pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with scope change.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation enables an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users accessing the injected pages, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity impacts. There is no reported impact on availability. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity of user data and sessions.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided at this time. Until a patch is available, users should consider disabling the WP-Stats plugin or restricting access to affected pages to trusted users only. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply official patches once released.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-08-13T19:37:39.500Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a7eca46bf8831d539a9f992

Added to database: 08/14/2026, 07:56:54 UTC

Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 08:11:12 UTC

Last updated: 08/14/2026, 08:21:48 UTC

Views: 5

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