Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-9816WP Statistics <= 14.5.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User-Agent Header
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative from veronalabs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 12.1% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the User-Agent Header in all versions up to, and including, 14.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| veronalabs | WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative | 0 – through 14.15.4 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N