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CVE-2022-4656: The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 6.5 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to per

medium Affects visitor-statistics (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 6.5 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to per

Package
visitor-statistics (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<6.5
Fixed in
6.5
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (41.1th percentile)
Published
2023-02-13
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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