XSS in Veronalabs Wp Statistics – Simple, Privacy-Friendly Google Analytics Alternative

CVE-2024-2194

The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the URL search parameter in all versions up to, and including, 14.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.677 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2194?
CVE-2024-2194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veronalabs Wp Statistics – Simple, Privacy-Friendly Google Analytics Alternative, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-2194?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-2194 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.