CVE-2024-2194 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Statistics plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 14.5. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts through the URL search parameter due to insufficient input sanitization. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity compromise. While there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high level of interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veronalabs | WP Statistics – Simple, Privacy-Friendly Google Analytics Alternative | >= 0, <= 14.5CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.