PT-2024-18401 · WordPress · Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics
Craig Smith
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Published
2024-03-13
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Updated
2025-04-10
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CVE-2024-1894
CVSS v3.1
6.4
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress plugin versions up to, and including, 1.5.6.1
Description
The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes, specifically via the
burst total pageviews count custom meta field. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages, which will execute when a user accesses an injected page, provided the victim has the 'Show Toolbar when viewing site' option enabled in their profile.Recommendations
For versions up to, and including, 1.5.6.1, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the
burst total pageviews count custom meta field until a patch is available.
Additionally, disabling the 'Show Toolbar when viewing site' option in user profiles can minimize the risk of exploitation.Fix
XSS
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Affected Products
Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics