Stored cross-site scripting in Aurora Heatmap WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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 Aurora Heatmap plugin for WordPress is affected in all versions up to and including 1.7.2. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'url' parameter enables Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79). An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that execute when an admin user clicks the injected heatmap link.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Aurora Heatmap plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.2 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 an admin user clicks the injected heatmap link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Aurora Heatmap.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-94154
- 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-qg97-rqrx-gj82
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-94154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-94154 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qg97-rqrx-gj82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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