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CVE-2021-24829: The Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress plugin before 3.9 does not validate and escape user input passed to the today_traffic_index AJAX action (available to any authenticated users) before

high Affects visitor-traffic-real-time-statistics (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress plugin before 3.9 does not validate and escape user input passed to the today_traffic_index AJAX action (available to any authenticated users) before

Package
visitor-traffic-real-time-statistics (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<3.9
Fixed in
3.9
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (71.7th percentile)
Published
2021-11-08
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
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