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67known security flaws found in WP Statistics
since May 2012

Safe from 14.16.15

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When they were found.

Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2012Advisory: Cross-site scripting, November 2014Advisory: Cross-site scripting, December 2014Advisory: Cross-site scripting, April 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: a security flaw, June 2015Advisory: Database injection, July 2015Advisory: a security flaw, August 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, August 2015Advisory: a security flaw, November 2015Minor: Cross-site scripting, April 2017Minor: Cross-site scripting, April 2017Minor: Cross-site scripting, April 2017Advisory: Cross-site scripting, April 2017Dangerous: Database injection, June 2017Advisory: Database injection, July 2017Advisory: Cross-site scripting, July 2017Minor: Cross-site scripting, July 2017Minor: Cross-site scripting, June 2018Minor: Cross-site scripting, April 2019Minor: Cross-site scripting, May 2019Dangerous: Database injection, July 2019Advisory: Cross-site scripting, July 2019Advisory: Cross-site scripting, July 2019Advisory: Database injection, May 2021Major: Database injection, May 2021Advisory: Cross-site scripting, August 2021Minor: Forged requests, September 2021Major: Database injection, February 2022Major: Database injection, February 2022Dangerous: Database injection, February 2022Major: Database injection, February 2022Minor: Cross-site scripting, February 2022Minor: Cross-site scripting, February 2022Minor: Cross-site scripting, February 2022Minor: Cross-site scripting, May 2022Minor: Cross-site scripting, May 2022Advisory: Information leak, September 2022Advisory: Database injection, September 2022Major: Database injection, December 2022Major: Database injection, January 2023Major: Database injection, March 2023Major: Cross-site scripting, March 2024Minor: Missing checks, April 2025Advisory: Missing checks, August 2025Major: Cross-site scripting, September 2025Major: Cross-site scripting, April 2026Minor: Missing checks, April 2026Major: Cross-site scripting, April 2026Major: Cross-site scripting, June 2026Advisory: Information leak, August 2026Minor: Cross-site scripting, August 2026Major: Cross-site scripting, September 2026Minor: Cross-site scripting, September 2026Major: Cross-site scripting, October 202620122014201620182020202220242026

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What they could let someone do.

What could happen

  • Database injection

    Someone could read or change what is in the site's database: customer details, orders, password records, or a new administrator account.

    How: The software builds its questions to the database out of what visitors type, so carefully written input changes the question itself.

    Read about it here
  • Cross-site scripting

    Someone could make your pages run their own script in visitors' browsers, to steal logins, show a fake payment form or send people to a scam site.

    How: The software puts text it was sent back onto a page without making it safe first, so a script hidden in a link, form or comment runs as if it were part of your site.

    Read about it here
  • Missing checks

    Someone could do things only an administrator should: change settings, see private data, or give themselves more rights.

    How: Part of the software forgets to check who is asking before it does what was asked.

    Read about it here
Every known flaw, newest first (67)
  1. October 2026MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.16.15. No login needed.
  2. September 2026MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.16.15. No login needed.
  3. September 2026MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.16.14. No login needed.
  4. August 2026MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.16.12. No login needed.
  5. August 2026AdvisoryInformation leakFixed in 14.16.10.
  6. June 2026MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.16.9. No login needed.
  7. April 2026MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.16.5. No login needed.
  8. April 2026MinorMissing checksFixed in 14.16.5. No login needed.
  9. April 2026MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.16.7. No login needed.
  10. September 2025MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.15.5. No login needed.
  11. August 2025AdvisoryMissing checksFixed in 14.15.2.
  12. April 2025MinorMissing checksFixed in 14.13.4. No login needed.
  13. March 2024MajorCross-site scriptingFixed in 14.5.1. No login needed.
  14. March 2023MajorDatabase injectionFixed in 14.0. Needs a login on the site.
  15. January 2023MajorDatabase injectionFixed in 13.2.11. Needs a login on the site.
  16. December 2022MajorDatabase injectionFixed in 13.2.9. Needs a login on the site.
  17. September 2022AdvisoryDatabase injectionFixed in 13.2.6. Needs a login on the site (Subscriber+).
  18. September 2022AdvisoryInformation leakFixed in 13.2.6.
  19. May 2022MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 13.2.2. No login needed.
  20. May 2022MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 13.2.2. No login needed.
  21. February 2022MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 13.1.6. No login needed.
  22. February 2022MajorDatabase injectionFixed in 13.1.6. No login needed.
  23. February 2022DangerousDatabase injectionFixed in 13.1.6. No login needed.
  24. February 2022MajorDatabase injectionFixed in 13.1.6. No login needed.
  25. February 2022MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 13.1.6. No login needed.
  26. February 2022MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 13.1.6. No login needed.
  27. February 2022MajorDatabase injectionFixed in 13.1.5. No login needed.
  28. September 2021MinorForged requestsFixed in 13.1.2. No login needed.
  29. August 2021AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 13.1.
  30. May 2021MajorDatabase injectionFixed in 13.0.8. No login needed.
  31. May 2021AdvisoryDatabase injectionFixed in 13.0.8. No login needed.
  32. July 2019AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.6.7. No login needed.
  33. July 2019DangerousDatabase injectionFixed in 12.6.7. No login needed.
  34. July 2019AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.6.7. No login needed.
  35. May 2019MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.6.6.1. Needs a login on the site.
  36. April 2019MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.6.4. No login needed.
  37. June 2018MinorCross-site scripting No login needed.
  38. July 2017MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.0.10. No login needed.
  39. July 2017AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.0.9.
  40. July 2017AdvisoryDatabase injectionFixed in 12.0.8.
  41. June 2017DangerousDatabase injectionFixed in 12.0.8. No login needed.
  42. April 2017AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.0.6.
  43. April 2017MinorCross-site scripting No login needed.
  44. April 2017MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.0.5. No login needed.
  45. April 2017MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.0.5. No login needed.
  46. November 2015AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 9.4.1.
  47. August 2015AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 9.5.2.
  48. August 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 9.5.2.
  49. July 2015AdvisoryDatabase injectionFixed in 9.4.1.
  50. June 2015AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 2.2.5.
  51. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 9.1.3.
  52. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 8.3.1.
  53. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 8.5.
  54. April 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 9.1.3. Needs a login on the site (Admin+).
  55. December 2014AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 8.5.
  56. November 2014AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 8.3.1.
  57. May 2012AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 2.2.5.
  58. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 13.1.
  59. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.6.7. No login needed.
  60. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 12.0.9.
  61. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 9.5.2.
  62. Date not knownAdvisoryDatabase injectionFixed in 9.4.1.
  63. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 9.1.3.
  64. Date not knownAdvisoryA security flawFixed in 8.5. No login needed.
  65. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 8.3.1.
  66. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 2.2.5.
  67. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 13.1.6.

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