CVE-2025-4966 Cross-site request forgery in WP Online Users Stats

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into executing malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to potential site compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-4966?

CVE-2025-4966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in hk1993 WP Online Users Stats, published on 6 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The WP Online Users Stats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to missing nonce validation within the hk_dataset_results() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4966?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hk1993 Wp Online Users Stats.

How do I fix CVE-2025-4966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-4966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5qvf-h4p6-mc54.

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