CVE-2024-2194 WP Statistics <= 14.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via URL parameters, leading to script execution when users access the page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-2194?
CVE-2024-2194 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in veronalabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the URL search parameter in all versions up to, and including, 14.5 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2194?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-2194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjm8-g6q3-jwm2.