CVE-2024-0405: The Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress plugin, version 1.5.3, is vulnerable to Post-Authenticated SQL Injection via multiple JSON parameters in the /wp-json/burst/v1/data/comp

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

The Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress plugin, version 1.5.3, is vulnerable to Post-Authenticated SQL Injection via multiple JSON parameters in the /wp-json/burst/v1/data/comp

Package
burst-statistics (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.5.3
Fixed in
1.5.3
Severity
high  CVSS 7.2
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.5th percentile)
Published
2024-01-17
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
NVD recordburst-statistics (WordPress plugin) advisories

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