CVE-2026-3488 json
WP Statistics <= 14.16.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure and Privacy Audit Manipulation
published 2026-04-17 6 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-23337
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- veronalabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1938ba4-ced7-455b-8772-a192d9cb0897?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.1/src/Service/Admin/FilterHandler/FilterManager.php#L62
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.1/src/Service/Admin/PrivacyAudit/PrivacyAuditController.php#L21
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.1/src/Service/Admin/PrivacyAudit/PrivacyAuditController.php#L41
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-statistics/tags/14.16.1/includes/admin/class-wp-statistics-admin-ajax.php#L310
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-statistics/trunk/src/Service/Admin/FilterHandler/FilterManager.php#L62
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-statistics/trunk/src/Service/Admin/PrivacyAudit/PrivacyAuditController.php#L21
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-statistics/trunk/includes/admin/class-wp-statistics-admin-ajax.php#L310
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3483860/wp-statistics/trunk/src/Service/Admin/PrivacyAudit/PrivacyAuditController.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-3488
- NVD CVE-2026-3488
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.