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CVE-2021-4333: WP Statistics <= 13.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Activation and Deactivation

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 13.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the view() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate and deactivate arbitrary plugins, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

• WP Statistics: through 13.1.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2626597%40wp-statistics&new=2626597%40wp-statistics&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/215937d9-739b-4198-b375-6d171bbac64a?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2626597%40wp-statistics&new=2626597%40wp-statistics&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/215937d9-739b-4198-b375-6d171bbac64a

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