WP Statistics Plugin up to 14.16.9 on WordPress AJAX information disclosure
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP Statistics Plugin up to 14.16.9. This impacts an unknown function of the component AJAX Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-16562. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in WP Statistics Plugin up to 14.16.9. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component AJAX Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
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.
It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16562 since 07/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 14.16.10 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: WP Statistics Plugin 14.16.10
Timeline
07/22/2026 CVE reserved08/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/08/2026 VulDB entry created
08/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wpscan.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-16562 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16562
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387143
Entry
Created: 08/08/2026 08:44Changes: 08/08/2026 08:44 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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