CVE-2025-49996 WordPress WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) plugin <= 8.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can access restricted functionality in the WP Visitor Statistics plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-49996?
CVE-2025-49996 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in osama.esh WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic), published on 20 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in osama.esh WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) wp-stats-manager allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic): from n/a through <= 8.4.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49996?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-49996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2h2-74x5-389w.