High severity · published Aug 14, 2026
CVE-2026-19794
WP-Stats <= 2.56 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
7.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP-Stats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 2.56 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WP
WP-Stats · gamerz
through 2.56 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19794
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19794
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-stats/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-stats-plugin-2-56-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37471ecc-ee8f-4246-a126-b7b7013b5ceb?source=cve
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