CVE-2026-97341 Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress Plugin - Stored XSS

Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress plugin <= 8.16 contains a stored DOM-based cross-site scripting caused by insufficient sanitization of 'X-Real-IP' HTTP header in wp_ajax_nopriv_ahcfree_track_visitor endpoint, letting unauthenticated attackers inject scripts executed on user page access, exploit requires no authentication or special capabilities.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.27% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Stored XSS
Impact
Stored XSS
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
3 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-79

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 8.16.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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