Missing authorization in VeronaLabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VeronaLabs | WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative | up to 14.16.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative VendorVeronaLabs Affected up to 14.16.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3488
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v77j-mp3m-5c9v
References
Other 9
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1938ba4-ced7-455b-8772-a192d9cb0897?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.1/src/Service/Admin/FilterHandler/FilterManager.php#L62
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.1/src/Service/Admin/PrivacyAudit/PrivacyAuditController.php#L21
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.1/src/Service/Admin/PrivacyAudit/PrivacyAuditController.php#L41
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.1/includes/admin/class-wp-statistics-admin-ajax.php#L310
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/trunk/src/Service/Admin/FilterHandler/FilterManager.php#L62
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/trunk/src/Service/Admin/PrivacyAudit/PrivacyAuditController.php#L21
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-statistics/trunk/includes/admin/class-wp-statistics-admin-ajax.php#L310
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3483860/wp-statistics/trunk/src/Service/Admin/PrivacyAudit/PrivacyAuditController.php
More VeronaLabs vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08862 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via IP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08861 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_id CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-00433 WP Statistics <= 13.1.4 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via exclusion_reason CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08998 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via IP CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-00906 WP Statistics < 14.0 - Authenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03873 WP Statistics < 13.2.9 - Authenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-3488 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-3488 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v77j-mp3m-5c9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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