Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as WordPress administrator
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DeliverySubmit crafted value in vulnerable plugin parameter
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ExploitParameter injected into unsanitized SQL statement
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ExecutionDatabase executes attacker-controlled query
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ImpactExtract database contents
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress administrator (or equivalent high-privilege) account, because the vulnerable parameter is only reachable and injectable by such users - this is the primary limiting factor (CVSS PR:H). The concrete trigger is a specific plugin parameter that WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) passes into a SQL statement without sanitizing or escaping it; the exact parameter name and request path are not described in the available sources. No special non-default configuration is indicated. The administrator-privilege requirement substantially narrows realistic risk: an external unauthenticated attacker cannot reach this directly, and an actor already holding admin rights has extensive legitimate database access anyway. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-priority finding despite the SQL-injection class, and the signals are consistent rather than conflicting. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N, base 4.1) already encodes the core limiter: PR:H means exploitation requires an authenticated high-privilege account (administrator), per the description. EPSS reinforces low urgency at 0.16% (5th percentile), and the CISA SSVC framing agrees - Exploitation: none, Automatable: no, Technical Impact: partial. There is no CISA KEV listing, so this is not confirmed actively exploited, and no public exploit is identified in the input beyond the WPScan advisory page. The one internal tension worth noting is that the vendor vector sets C:L and I:N/A:N for a SQL-injection flaw; a raw SQLi can often read arbitrary database contents (which would argue C:H), but because the only actor who can trigger it is already a WordPress administrator with broad database access, the marginal confidentiality gain is reasonably rated Low. Net: a real but low-severity, admin-only issue appropriate for routine patching (vuln.today 'this_month'), not an emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A user who already holds WordPress administrator rights (or an attacker who has compromised such an account) submits a crafted value in the vulnerable plugin parameter, which is concatenated into a SQL statement without sanitization or escaping. The injected SQL runs against the WordPress database, allowing the admin-level actor to read data beyond what the plugin's intended query exposes. No public working exploit code is identified in the provided sources; only a WPScan advisory reference exists. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026
Administrators of WordPress sites running the WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) plugin in versions before 8.8 can reach a parameter that the plugin passes into a SQL statement without sanitizing or escaping, allowing SQL injection by high-privilege users. The vulnerability is scored CVSS 4.1 with PR:H, so only authenticated administrators or equivalent high-privilege accounts can trigger it; an unauthenticated outsider cannot reach the injectable path. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, EPSS is 0.16% (5th percentile), SSVC reports Exploitation: none and Automatable: no, and the vendor has released a fix in version 8.8.
RemediationAI
Update the WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) plugin to version 8.8 or later; the vendor states a patch is available and 8.8 is the first fixed release outside the affected range. Details are in the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/26fe8698-56cd-487a-a5b1-8373338bcc0b/. Because exploitation requires a high-privilege authenticated account, the practical interim control is to restrict administrator-level access on affected sites to trusted users and audit accounts holding elevated roles until the update is applied; no further workarounds are described in the available sources. With EPSS at 0.16% (5th percentile), SSVC exploitation 'none' and no public exploit identified, this is prioritized as a this_month item rather than an emergency.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is a WordPress plugin, WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic), which records and reports site visit data and therefore builds SQL queries against WordPress database tables. The root cause is CWE-89, improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command: a parameter accepted by the plugin is concatenated or otherwise interpolated into a SQL statement without sanitization or escaping, so injected SQL syntax is interpreted by the database. Per the independent assessment the specific parameter name and request path are not described in the available sources, and the trigger mechanics beyond 'unsanitized parameter used in a SQL statement' are not detailed. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N is consistent with a remotely reachable, low-complexity injection that nonetheless requires an authenticated high-privilege account; the assessed scope is unchanged (S:U) and impact is limited to low confidentiality exposure with no integrity or availability effect. The plugin runs on top of WordPress's own database abstraction, so the practical reach of the injection is bounded by the database privileges of the WordPress site user.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Admin-only parameter gives PR:H; network-reachable admin UI with no added complexity gives AV:N/AC:L; injection stays within the same database authorization scope (S:U), yielding only Low confidentiality for an already-privileged actor.
Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).
CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 8.8 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing high-privilege users such as administrators to perform SQL injection attacks.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-113727
GHSA-w787-m5v2-hf65
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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