CVE-2022-4656

WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) < 6.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Published Feb 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 6.5 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-51980 The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 6.5 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Codepress
Codepress visitor Statistics
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:plugins-market:wp_visitor_statistics:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* cpe:2.3:a:codepress:visitor_statistics:*:*:*:*:-:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Plugins-market
Plugins-market wp Visitor Statistics
Codepress
Codepress visitor Statistics
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Mar 20, 2025, 6:36 PM
Reserved
Dec 22, 2022, 10:14 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 13, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM