CVE-2022-25305 in the critical feed json
WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via IP
published 2022-02-24 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-29989
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 78.9%
- EPSS 78.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Statistics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the IP parameter found in the ~/includes/class-wp-statistics-ip.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto several pages that execute when site administrators view a sites statistics, in versions up to and including 13.1.5.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
78.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/af90cef7867583ab2de4cccea2a8c87d referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- WP Statistics WP Statistics
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2679983%40wp-statistics&new=2679983%40wp-statistics&sfp_email=&
patch, third-party-advisory
-
gist.github.com
/Xib3rR4dAr/af90cef7867583ab2de4cccea2a8c87d
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordfence.com
/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-25305
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-25305
- NVD CVE-2022-25305
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