Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress <= 1.5.6.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via burst_total_pageviews_count
Vulnerability Description
The Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'burst_total_pageviews_count' custom meta field in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Note that this exploit only functions if the victim has the 'Show Toolbar when viewing site' option enabled in their profile.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Craig Smith
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa587df5-9d96-4cac-ae5d-2a0485a3a789?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/burst-statistics/trunk/class-frontend.php#L67
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/burst-statistics/trunk/class-frontend.php#L74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/burst-statistics/tags/1.5.6.1&old=3049793&new_path=/burst-statistics/tags/1.5.7&new=3049793&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Affected Vendor
burstbv
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