Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Unauthenticated network reflected XSS requiring a victim click (UI:R) with scope change into the browser (S:C); low confidentiality/integrity impact but no genuine availability impact, so A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics Pro <= 11.9.1 versions.
AnalysisAI
Reflected cross-site scripting in the Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics Pro WordPress plugin (versions 11.9.1 and earlier) allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in a victim's browser when a crafted link is opened. Disclosed by Patchstack, the flaw carries a CVSS 7.1 due to a scope change (S:C) into the browser context; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not on the CISA KEV list. Impact is limited by the requirement for victim interaction (clicking a malicious link).
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability is a CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) reflected XSS in a commercial WordPress plugin published by CodePress IT Solutions LLC that provides real-time visitor and traffic analytics dashboards. Per the CPE (cpe:2.3:a:codepress_it_solutions_llc:visitor_traffic_real_time_statistics_pro:*), the flaw resides in server-side handling of user-supplied request parameters that are echoed back into an HTML response without proper output encoding or input sanitization. Because it is 'unauthenticated' and reflected, the malicious payload is not stored but must be delivered per-request, typically via a URL parameter that the plugin renders unescaped into the page.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so administrators should monitor the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-visitor-traffic-real-time-statistics-pro-plugin-11-9-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability) and the plugin vendor for a release newer than 11.9.1 and upgrade as soon as one is published. As interim compensating controls, deploy a Web Application Firewall (e.g., Patchstack or a WordPress security plugin) with rules that block reflected XSS payloads targeting the plugin's request parameters, restrict or disable public access to the plugin's affected endpoint if the analytics feature is not needed for anonymous users, and consider deactivating the plugin until a fix is available if it is not business-critical; the trade-off of deactivation is loss of real-time traffic reporting, while WAF filtering may produce false positives on legitimate query strings.
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-48163
GHSA-8mj6-w486-3236