WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic): SQL injection
WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) is affected by SQL injection. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)
- Plugin slug
visitor-statistics- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 15, 2023
This CVE was published May 15, 2023 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 6.9 does not escape user input which is concatenated to an SQL query, allowing unauthenticated visitors to conduct SQL Injection attacks.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H