CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, affecting all versions up to 8.16. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when users access compromised pages, posing a significant risk to site integrity and user security. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize immediate updates to mitigate potential exploitation.
Original NVD Description
The Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'X-Real-IP' HTTP Header in all versions up to, and including, 8.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires no authentication, no nonce, and no capability — the wp_ajax_nopriv_ahcfree_track_visitor endpoint accepts the forged X-Real-IP header from any unauthenticated HTTP request and stores the entity-encoded payload verbatim in the database.