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TI-2026-14363 Aliases CVE-2026-17506GHSA-cv7w-3p2j-xhxx

Independent Analytics <= 2.15.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 38CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
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-79.

Summary

The Independent Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 404 not_found_url tracking parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.15.0. This is due to the get_cell_content() function applying urldecode() after esc_url() when rendering the URL column for 404 entries — a sequence that allows percent-encoded HTML to pass URL validation and then be reconstructed as raw markup, which wp_kses_post() does not strip because it retains img elements and data-* attributes, and because the public REST endpoint /iawp/search accepts unauthenticated requests as long as they carry a signature that is itself embedded in public page HTML. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
bensibleyIndependent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Pluginup to 2.15.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin Vendorbensibley Affected up to 2.15.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17506
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cv7w-3p2j-xhxx

References

  • TI-2026-05030 Independent Analytics <= 2.14.9 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via Tracking Route CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-22343 WordPress Unlimited plugin <= 1.45 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-12404 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources