CVE-2022-25148: The WP Statistics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to SQL Injection due to insufficient escaping and parameterization of the current_page_id parameter found in the ~/includes/class-wp-statistics-hits.ph

critical Affects wp-statistics (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2022-02-24; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to SQL Injection due to insufficient escaping and parameterization of the current_page_id parameter found in the ~/includes/class-wp-statistics-hits.ph

Package: wp-statistics (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=13.1.5
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 81% (99.6th percentile)
Published: 2022-02-24
Source: nvd

References

CWE-89

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