CVE-2026-16562 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 14.16.10 does not perform a capability check on a set of dashboard analytics AJAX handlers, relying only on a nonce that every authenticated user holds, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose the site's visitor analytics data.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress
Wp-statistics	Wp Statistics

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09d79a3f-7bf0-47ab-bf6d-913eaeb71630/

History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses	CWE-284

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-200
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wp-statistics Wp-statistics wp Statistics
Vendors & Products		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wp-statistics Wp-statistics wp Statistics

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 14.16.10 does not perform a capability check on a set of dashboard analytics AJAX handlers, relying only on a nonce that every authenticated user holds, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose the site's visitor analytics data.
Title		WP Statistics < 14.16.10 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via Metabox AJAX Handlers
References		https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09d79a3f-7bf0-47ab-bf6d-913eaeb71630/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-08-08T06:00:11.585Z

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:45:03.367Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T12:27:00.681Z

Link: CVE-2026-16562

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:44:58.417Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-08T07:17:10.350

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:31:16.753

Link: CVE-2026-16562

Redhat

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