StatCounter <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Author Nickname
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| statcounter | StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor Stats | unaffected |
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| Wordpress | Wordpress |
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No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.305% probability within 30 days)
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Statcounter
Statcounter statcounter – Free Real Time Visitor Stats Wordpress Wordpress wordpress |
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Statcounter
Statcounter statcounter – Free Real Time Visitor Stats Wordpress Wordpress wordpress |
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| Description | The StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor Stats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 This is due to insufficient output escaping on the post author's nickname in the statcounter_addToTags() function. The function is hooked to wp_head and fires on every single post page. It retrieves the post author's nickname via the_author_meta() and echoes it directly into a JavaScript double-quoted string context inside a <script> block without applying esc_js() or any equivalent JavaScript-context escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Author-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute whenever any user (including unauthenticated visitors) accesses a post authored by the attacker. | |
| Title | StatCounter <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Author Nickname | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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cvssV3_1
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