CVE-2025-49996 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49996: WordPress WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) plugin <= 8.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Osama.esh
Product WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published June 20, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in osama.esh WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) wp-stats-manager allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic): from n/a through <= 8.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) versions 8.4 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disrupt site availability. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 8.4 as soon as a patch becomes available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Disrupt site availability by triggering a denial-of-service condition without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site's availability may be degraded by unauthenticated remote attacks targeting this plugin.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 20, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated

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