CVE-2025-2164

Summary

CVE-2025-2164 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the pixelstats plugin for WordPress. The flaw, present in all versions up to 0.8.2, stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'post_id' and 'sortby' parameters. Maliciously crafted input can lead to the injection of arbitrary web scripts. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into clicking on a specially crafted link, potentially leading to significant security risks such as data theft or unauthorized account access.

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