CVE-2026-14845

NewStatPress < 1.4.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Top Post Widget

Published Jul 31, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The NewStatPress WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 does not sanitise and escape data derived from unauthenticated visitor requests before storing it and later outputting it in one of its widgets, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users viewing the affected widget.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Newstatpress Project
Newstatpress Project newstatpress
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Newstatpress Project
Newstatpress Project newstatpress
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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

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Weaknesses CWE-79
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The NewStatPress WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 does not sanitise and escape data derived from unauthenticated visitor requests before storing it and later outputting it in one of its widgets, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users viewing the affected widget.
Title NewStatPress < 1.4.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Top Post Widget
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Jul 31, 2026, 7:38 PM
Reserved
Jul 6, 2026, 11:34 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 31, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM