Report: CVE-2026-6275 - StatCounter <= 2.1.1 - authenticated (author+) stored cross-site scripting via au

Report: CVE-2026-6275 - StatCounter <= 2.1.1 - authenticated (author+) stored cross-site scripting via au

CVE ID :CVE-2026-6275 Published : May 29, 2026, 5:32 a.m. | 58 minutes ago Description :The StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor Stats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 This is due to insufficient output escaping on the post author's nickname in the statcounter_addToTags() function. The function is hooked to wp_head and fires on every single post page. It retrieves the post author's nickname via the_author_meta() and echoes it directly into a JavaScript double-quoted string context inside a

CVE Details

Published
May 29, 2026
Affected Product: WordPress