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CVE-2024-8738: The Seriously Simple Stats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and inclu

medium Affects seriously-simple-stats (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Seriously Simple Stats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and inclu

Package
seriously-simple-stats (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.7.0
Fixed in
1.7.0
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (40.7th percentile)
Published
2024-09-24
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordseriously-simple-stats (WordPress plugin) advisories

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