CVE-2025-2164 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the pixelstats plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 0.8.2. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, specifically within the 'post_id' and 'sortby' parameters. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), it allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts that execute if a user is tricked into clicking a specially crafted link, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pixelstats:pixelstats:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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