XSS in Pixelstats
CVE-2025-2164
The pixelstats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_id' and 'sortby' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 0.8.2 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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Pixelstats — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8683bc00-1136-42c4-a256-84b2c… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pixelstats/tags/0.8.2/pixelstats.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pixelstats/tags/0.8.2/pixelstats.php (Product)
- wordpress.org/plugins/pixelstats/ (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2164?
- CVE-2025-2164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pixelstats, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2164?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.