What is CVE-2026-12592?

CVE-2026-12592 is a high-severity vulnerability in Slimstat Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-12592?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XSS in Slimstat Analytics

CVE-2026-12592

The SlimStat Analytics WordPress plugin before 5.5.0 does not escape a visitor-controlled geolocation value before outputting it in its admin analytics reports, allowing unauthenticated visitors to store a cross-site scripting payload that…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Slimstat Analytics — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12592?: CVE-2026-12592 is a high-severity vulnerability in Slimstat Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-12592?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.