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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-9816

The WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the User-Agent Header in all versions u

Published Sep 27, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · VeronaLabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2025-9816 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 10.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run VeronaLabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
10.15%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor VeronaLabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 0 ≤14.15.4

The WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the User-Agent Header in all versions up to, and including, 14.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor VeronaLabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 0 ≤14.15.40 ≤14.15.4

How to fix CVE-2025-9816

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-9816 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 10.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run VeronaLabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with VeronaLabs WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 0 ≤14.15.4 0 ≤14.15.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 10.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 27, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the User-Agent Header in all versions up to, and including, 14.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user acce

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the User-Agent Header in all versions up to, and including, 14.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user acce

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-9816

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-9816

    30-day exploitation probability 10.15%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-31405

    The WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the User-Agent Header in all versions up to, and including, 14.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes i

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026