What is CVE-2026-14845?

CVE-2026-14845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Newstatpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2026-14845?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Newstatpress

CVE-2026-14845

The NewStatPress WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 does not sanitise and escape data derived from unauthenticated visitor requests before storing it and later outputting it in one of its widgets, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users viewing the affected widget.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Unknown Newstatpress — 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-2026-14845?: CVE-2026-14845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Newstatpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-14845?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.