WP Visitor Statistics: known security problems
16 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 16 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 8.9 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone with a contributor account on your site could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 8.8
- Fixed in
- 8.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 8.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-116609
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 8.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'from' Shortcode Attribute
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 8.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 8.7
- Fixed in
- 8.7.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 8.7.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-96267
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 8.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'fullRef' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 8.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 8.4
- Fixed in
- 8.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 8.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-4303
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 8.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'height' Shortcode Attribute
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 8.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 8.3
- Fixed in
- 8.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 8.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-67983
- Report title
- Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 8.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 8.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 8.2
- Fixed in
- 8.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 8.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-49400
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 8.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 7.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.8
- Fixed in
- 7.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 7.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-53566
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 8.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 8.4
- Fixed in
- 8.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 8.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-49996
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 8.4 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 7.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.2
- Fixed in
- 7.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 7.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-24675
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 7.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 7.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.5
- Fixed in
- 7.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 7.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-22304
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 7.5 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could see private information they should not see
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.9.4
- Fixed in
- 6.9.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 6.9.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-24867
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 6.9.4 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 6.8.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.8.1
- Fixed in
- 6.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 6.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-0600
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 6.8.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 6.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.4
- Fixed in
- 6.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 6.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-4656
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 5.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.7
- Fixed in
- 5.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 5.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-33965
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 5.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database (before 5.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 5.6
- Fixed in
- 5.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 5.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-0410
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 5.5 - SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.4
- Fixed in
- 5.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 5.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-25042
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 5.4 - Missing Authorization to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database (before 4.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 4.8
- Fixed in
- 4.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Visitor Statistics to version 4.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24750
- Report title
- WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) <= 4.7 - SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
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