CVE-2025-53566 WordPress WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) plugin <= 7.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Stored XSS in WP Visitor Statistics plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53566?
CVE-2025-53566 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in osama.esh WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic), published on 4 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in osama.esh WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) wp-stats-manager allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic): from n/a through <= 7.8.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53566?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53566 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-2025-53566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vf7v-fhw3-h25q.