The SlimStat Analytics WordPress plugin before 5.5.0 does not escape a visitor-controlled geolocation value before outputting it in its admin analytics reports, allowing unauthenticated visitors to store a cross-site scripting payload that executes in the browser of an administrator who views the reports. Exploitation requires the SlimStat Analytics WordPress plugin before 5.5.0 to be configured to use the Cloudflare geolocation provider.
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Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0000

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Description The SlimStat Analytics WordPress plugin before 5.5.0 does not escape a visitor-controlled geolocation value before outputting it in its admin analytics reports, allowing unauthenticated visitors to store a cross-site scripting payload that executes in the browser of an administrator who views the reports. Exploitation requires the SlimStat Analytics WordPress plugin before 5.5.0 to be configured to use the Cloudflare geolocation provider.
Title SlimStat Analytics < 5.5.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via CF-IPCountry Header
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-20T13:14:45.585Z

Reserved: 2026-06-18T09:19:56.429Z

Link: CVE-2026-12592

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-20T13:14:34.533Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-07-20T07:16:34.757

Modified: 2026-07-20T20:39:31.217

Link: CVE-2026-12592

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T20:00:20Z

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