The GoStats for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the gostats_manage() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings (gostats_siteid and gostats_server options) via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Wed, 27 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The GoStats for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the gostats_manage() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings (gostats_siteid and gostats_server options) via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title GoStats for WordPress <= 1.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via gostats_manage() Function
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T05:31:23.900Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T12:09:51.976Z

Link: CVE-2026-8943

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T07:16:18.803

Modified: 2026-05-27T07:16:18.803

Link: CVE-2026-8943

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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