CVE-2026-97652: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in veronalabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
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.
CVE-2026-97652: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in veronalabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
Description
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 v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Affected software
veronalabs
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-24T19:09:15.550Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abf7d8fa43b0b3b899e5d62
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 09:46:55 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 09:46:55 UTC
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