# CVE-2026-3488: Missing authorization in WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative

> Authenticated subscribers can access sensitive analytics data and modify privacy settings due to missing capability checks in WP Statistics plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v77j-mp3m-5c9v

## What is CVE-2026-3488?

CVE-2026-3488 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in veronalabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative, published on 17 Apr 2026. 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 Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.4. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers including `wp_statistics_get_filters`, `wp_statistics_getPrivacyStatus`, `wp_statistics_updatePrivacyStatus`, and `wp_statistics_dismiss_notices`. These endpoints only verify a `wp_rest` nonce via `check_ajax_referer()` but do not enforce any capability checks such as `current_user_can()` or the plugin's own `User::Access()` method. Since the `wp_rest` nonce is available to all authenticated WordPress users, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to access sensitive analytics data (user IDs, usernames, emails, visitor tracking data), retrieve and modify privacy audit compliance status, and dismiss administrative notices.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3488?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-3488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-3488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-3488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-3488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-3488 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in veronalabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative, published on 17 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: veronalabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative. 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-2026-3488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3488/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-3488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3488/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.