CVE-2022-4656: WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) < 6.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 6.5 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected products

WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic): before 6.5 — fixed in 6.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) 6.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05976ed8-5a26-4eae-adb2-0ea3b2722391
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05976ed8-5a26-4eae-adb2-0ea3b2722391

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