Description
The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 14.16.10 does not perform a capability check on a set of dashboard analytics AJAX handlers, relying only on a nonce that every authenticated user holds, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose the site's visitor analytics data.
Published: 2026-08-08
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wp-statistics
Wp-statistics wp Statistics
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wp-statistics
Wp-statistics wp Statistics

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 14.16.10 does not perform a capability check on a set of dashboard analytics AJAX handlers, relying only on a nonce that every authenticated user holds, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose the site's visitor analytics data.
Title WP Statistics < 14.16.10 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via Metabox AJAX Handlers
References

Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
Wp-statistics Wp Statistics
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:45:03.367Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T12:27:00.681Z

Link: CVE-2026-16562

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:44:58.417Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-08T07:17:10.350

Modified: 2026-08-10T20:17:27.480

Link: CVE-2026-16562

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T01:45:06Z

Weaknesses