WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) < 8.8 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Tracker Device Parameters
Plugin versions before 8.8 of WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) are affected. Fixed in 8.8.
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Specific setups only
- Fix
- Fixed in 8.8
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin, an analytics tool for WordPress sites, is affected. An unauthenticated attacker can store malicious scripts through visitor tracking data that run in the browser of a logged-in administrator when they view the plugin's statistics pages, potentially allowing account takeover or unauthorized actions on the site.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 8.8 does not sanitize and escape tracking data derived from public visitor requests before storing it and outputting it in the administrative statistics dashboard, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a logged-in administrator views the statistics pages.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Unknown WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)
fixed in 8.8
References 1
Questions about CVE-2026-117571
What does this mean?
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts through the tracker device parameters. The scripts run in the browser of a logged-in administrator who views the plugin's statistics pages.Source: wpscan.com
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Versions of WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) before 8.8 are affected. The installed version is shown on the WordPress Plugins screen, next to the plugin name.Source: wpscan.com
What should I do about it?
Update WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) to version 8.8 or later, which contains the fix.Source: wpscan.com
Is it being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data