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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3488

The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.4.

Published Apr 17, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · The WP Statistics plugin

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3488. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of The WP Statistics plugin is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The WP Statistics plugin).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.44%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.4. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers including , , , and . These endpoints only verify a nonce via but do not enforce any capability checks such as or the plugin's own method. Since the nonce is available to all authenticated WordPress users, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to access sensitive analytics data (user IDs, usernames, emails, visitor tracking data), retrieve and modify privacy audit compliance status, and dismiss administrative notices.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 14.16.4

How to fix CVE-2026-3488

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3488. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of The WP Statistics plugin is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 14.16.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 0.44%. 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

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.4. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers including , , , and . These endpoints only verify a nonce via but do not enforce any capability checks such as or the plugin's own method. Since the nonce is available to all authenticated WordPress users, th

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.4. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers including , , , and . These endpoints only verify a nonce via but do not enforce any capability checks such as or the plugin's own method. Since the nonce is available to all authenticated WordPress users, th

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3488

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3488

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3488

    The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 14.16.4. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers including , , `wp_statistics_

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.