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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-9548 · published 15 October 2024

CVE-2024-9548: Wp-slimstat slimstat analytics cross-site scripting vulnerability

Wp Slimstat · Slimstat Analytics

The SlimStat Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the resource parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when logging visitor requests. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.54% · top 56.9% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.54%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The SlimStat Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the resource parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when logging visitor requests. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-slimstat/tags/5.2.6 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-slimstat/tags/5.2.6/admin/view/right-now.php#L196 Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa91912d-5794-4c96-8a13-bd54ce0f1deb?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-9548), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.