The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up...

Description

The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.4. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers including wp_statistics_get_filters, wp_statistics_getPrivacyStatus, wp_statistics_updatePrivacyStatus, and wp_statistics_dismiss_notices. These endpoints only verify a wp_rest nonce via check_ajax_referer() but do not enforce any capability checks such as current_user_can() or the plugin's own User::Access() method. Since the wp_rest nonce is available to all authenticated WordPress users, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to access sensitive analytics data (user IDs, usernames, emails, visitor tracking data), retrieve and modify privacy audit compliance status, and dismiss administrative notices.

Basic information

Type
unreviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Repository advisory
Source code
Not specified
Published (advisory)
2026-04-17 03:30:52 UTC
Updated
2026-04-17 03:30:58 UTC
NVD published
2026-04-16

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.04% 13.21%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
6.5 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-862 Missing Authorization

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence