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CVE-2021-24750: WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) < 4.8 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 38.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 4.8 does not properly sanitise and escape the refUrl in the refDetails AJAX action, available to any authenticated user, which could allow users with a role as low as subscriber to perform SQL injection attacks

Affected products

• WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic): before 4.8 — fixed in 4.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) 4.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165433/WordPress-WP-Visitor-Statistics-4.7-SQL-Injection.html
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2622268
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7528aded-b8c9-4833-89d6-9cd7df3620de
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165433/WordPress-WP-Visitor-Statistics-4.7-SQL-Injection.html
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2622268
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7528aded-b8c9-4833-89d6-9cd7df3620de

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