Description
The SlimStat Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'fh' (fingerprint) parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2026-03-19
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored XSS
Action: Patch
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History

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Veronalabs
Veronalabs slimstat Analytics
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Veronalabs
Veronalabs slimstat Analytics
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The SlimStat Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'fh' (fingerprint) parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title SlimStat Analytics <= 5.3.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'fh'
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Veronalabs Slimstat Analytics
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:30:48.873Z

Reserved: 2026-01-20T17:06:15.495Z

Link: CVE-2026-1238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-19T16:06:00.261Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-19T05:15:59.567

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:32:08.360

Link: CVE-2026-1238

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T11:55:26Z

Weaknesses