Kento WordPress Stats Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the Kento WordPress Stats plugin, affecting versions through 1.1. This issue arises from improper input sanitization during web page generation, allowing malicious actors to inject scripts that could be executed when visitors view the affected page.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user viewing the page.

Remediation

Users of the Kento WordPress Stats plugin are advised to update to the latest version. For those unable to update immediately, Patchstack offers a virtual patch that can be applied to mitigate the vulnerability.