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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-6275
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-Wordfence
Assigner Org ID-b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-29 May, 2026 | 05:32
Updated At-29 May, 2026 | 10:07
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
StatCounter <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Author Nickname

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
statcounter
Product
StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor Stats
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0 through 2.1.1 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-79CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-79
Description: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.16.4MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.4
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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finder
ZAST.AI
Timeline
EventDate
Disclosed2026-05-28 17:02:14
Event: Disclosed
Date: 2026-05-28 17:02:14
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/30e0bf40-7f7b-43e6-8439-6dc00a889344?source=cve
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/trunk/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php#L274
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/2.1.1/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php#L274
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/trunk/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php#L266
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/2.1.1/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php#L266
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fofficial-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/2.1.1&new_path=%2Fofficial-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/2.1.2
N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/30e0bf40-7f7b-43e6-8439-6dc00a889344?source=cve
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/trunk/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php#L274
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/2.1.1/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php#L274
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/trunk/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php#L266
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/2.1.1/StatCounter-Wordpress-Plugin.php#L266
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fofficial-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/2.1.1&new_path=%2Fofficial-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/2.1.2
Resource: N/A
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