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

CVE-2025-3953

The WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'optionUpdater' function in all versions up to, and including, 14.13.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary plugin settings.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-3953: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-3953?
CVE-2025-3953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veronalabs Wp Statistics – Simple, Privacy-Friendly Google Analytics Alternative, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-3953?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.