Wp Statistics Cross-site Scripting

Cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WP Statistics versions prior to 13.2.0 because it improperly processes a platform parameter. By exploiting this vulnerability, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who is logging in to the website using the product. (2022-06-13, CVE-2022-27231)

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.2.2 does not sanitise the REQUEST_URI parameter before outputting it back in the rendered page, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in web browsers which do not encode characters (2022-06-08, CVE-2022-1005)

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the browser parameter found in the ~/includes/class-wp-statistics-visitor.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto several pages that execute when site administrators view a sites statistics, in versions up to and including 13.1.5. (2022-02-24, CVE-2022-25306)

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the IP parameter found in the ~/includes/class-wp-statistics-ip.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto several pages that execute when site administrators view a sites statistics, in versions up to and including 13.1.5. (2022-02-24, CVE-2022-25305)

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the platform parameter found in the ~/includes/class-wp-statistics-hits.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto several pages that execute when site administrators view a sites statistics, in versions up to and including 13.1.5. (2022-02-24, CVE-2022-25307)

The WP Statistics plugin through 12.6.5 for Wordpress has stored XSS in includes/class-wp-statistics-pages.php. This is related to an account with the Editor role creating a post with a title that contains JavaScript, to attack an admin user. (2019-06-03, CVE-2019-12566)

The WP Statistics plugin through 12.6.2 for WordPress has XSS, allowing a remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Referer header of a GET request. (2019-04-23, CVE-2019-10864)

WordPress version 4.8 + contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plugins.php or core wordpress on delete function that can result in An attacker can perform client side attacks which could be from stealing a cookie to code injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker must craft an URL with payload and send to the user. Victim need to open the link to be affected by reflected XSS. . (2018-06-26, CVE-2018-1000556)

Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.

The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:

https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete

what results in:

<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>

In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:

https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>

and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:

<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>