# CVE-2026-14845: NewStatPress < 1.4.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Top Post Widget

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Top Post Widget, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 31 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qv64-ccg6-jg57

## What is CVE-2026-14845?

CVE-2026-14845 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NewStatPress, published on 31 Jul 2026. 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 NewStatPress WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 does not sanitise and escape data derived from unauthenticated visitor requests before storing it and later outputting it in one of its widgets, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users viewing the affected widget.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14845?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14845?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14845 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14845 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14845 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14845 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NewStatPress, published on 31 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14845 exists.

Affected product: Unknown NewStatPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14845/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14845/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14845
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14845
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14845

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14845/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.