CVE-2026-97341 Cross-site scripting in Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the X-Real-IP header, leading to stored XSS execution for site visitors.
- 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-2026-97341?
CVE-2026-97341 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wp-buy Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics, published on 3 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'X-Real-IP' HTTP Header in all versions up to, and including, 8.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires no authentication, no nonce, and no capability — the wp_ajax_nopriv_ahcfree_track_visitor endpoint accepts the forged X-Real-IP header from any unauthenticated HTTP request and stores the entity-encoded payload verbatim in the database.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97341?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97341?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97341 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-2026-97341 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97341 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4mc8-9rx9-vcjv.