What the vulnerability does
01Description
The WP Online Users Stats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘table_name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
WP Online Users Stats versions 1.0.0 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability in a database query. An attacker with high-level site privileges can craft malicious input to read sensitive data from the database. The vulnerability requires administrative or equivalent access to exploit.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data from the site's database using SQL injection.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
A compromised admin account could expose user data, posts, or other database contents.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have high-level site privileges (administrator or equivalent role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
June 6, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
