{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8181 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-8181 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in burstbv Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative), published on 14 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8181 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-8181 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in burstbv Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative), published on 14 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8181 exists.\n\nAffected product: burstbv Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8181/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8181/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-8181","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8181/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-8181","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-qv3x-rrx4-9pmh"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication and take over administrator accounts in the Burst Statistics WordPress plugin by exploiting incorrect password validation logic.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"auth_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Wordfence","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-287","name":"Improper Authentication"}],"description":"The Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions 3.4.0 to 3.4.1.1. This is due to incorrect return-value handling in the `is_mainwp_authenticated()` function when validating application passwords from the Authorization header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, with knowledge of an administrator username, to impersonate that administrator for the duration of the request by supplying any random Basic Authentication password achieving privilege escalation.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":"2026-05-14","github_poc":12,"max_poc_stars":6,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":"2026-05-14T12:13:08Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/zycoder0day/CVE-2026-8181","stars":6,"title":"CVE-2026-8181 - Burst Statistics 3.4.0-3.4.1.1 Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass to Admin Account Takeover | Proof of Concept"},{"date":"2026-05-15T09:35:52Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/murrez/CVE-2026-8181","stars":4,"title":"CVE-2026-8181 PoC: Burst Statistics (3.4.0–3.4.1.1) authentication bypass. Python tool — single \u0026 multi-target scans, threaded workers, TXT reports. Authorized testing only. Maintainer: mürrez."},{"date":"2026-05-16T11:06:03Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/whattheslime/CVE-2026-8181","stars":1,"title":"Exploit for the CVE-2026-8181 - Burst Statistics WordPress Plugin Authentication Bypass"},{"date":"2026-05-17T21:47:54Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/xShadow-Here/CVE-2026-8181","stars":1,"title":"CVE-2026-8181 | Burst Statistics 3.4.0 - 3.4.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Admin Account Takeover "},{"date":"2026-08-20T04:59:08Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/0xTerror/CVE-2026-8181","stars":1,"title":null},{"date":"2026-05-16T02:50:28Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/Jenderal92/CVE-2026-8181","stars":0,"title":"CVE-2026-8181: Burst Statistics Auth Bypass → REST API takeover \u0026 admin creation. Python 2.7. Educational use only."},{"date":"2026-05-17T10:06:35Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/rootdirective-sec/CVE-2026-8181-Lab","stars":0,"title":null},{"date":"2026-05-22T16:12:48Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/x48ps/CVE-2026-8181","stars":0,"title":"This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers who know a valid administrator username to impersonate that admin during REST API requests by using any incorrect password in a Basic Authentication header. Attackers could abuse this flaw to create a new administrator account without prior authentication."}],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Burst Statistics 3.4.0 - 3.4.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Admin Account Takeover","id":"CVE-2026-8181","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"auth_bypass","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":10,"next":{"headline":"Langflow OSS is affected by arbitrary code execution in component generation, validation, and custom component handling","id":"CVE-2026-8182"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Multiple vulnerabilities in Aspera applications.","id":"CVE-2026-8180"},"products":["Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)"],"published":"2026-05-14","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-05-14","vendors":["burstbv"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication and take over administrator accounts in the Burst Statistics WordPress plugin by exploiting incorrect password validation logic.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8181/"}