Description
The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wsm_showDayStatsGraph' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Problem types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Product status
Any version
Timeline
| 2026-03-19: | Vendor Notified |
| 2026-04-07: | Disclosed |
Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ
References
www.wordfence.com/...-3944-43a2-8d5e-424f86c753ad?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....4/includes/wsm_statistics.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...er/trunk/includes/wsm_init.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tags/8.4/includes/wsm_init.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...nk/includes/wsm_statistics.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...nk/includes/wsm_statistics.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....4/includes/wsm_statistics.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=