Description
The Independent Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 404 not_found_url tracking parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.15.0. This is due to the get_cell_content() function applying urldecode() after esc_url() when rendering the URL column for 404 entries — a sequence that allows percent-encoded HTML to pass URL validation and then be reconstructed as raw markup, which wp_kses_post() does not strip because it retains img elements and data-* attributes, and because the public REST endpoint /iawp/search accepts unauthenticated requests as long as they carry a signature that is itself embedded in public page HTML. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2026-08-05
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Bensibley
Bensibley independent Analytics – Wordpress Analytics Plugin
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Bensibley independent Analytics – Wordpress Analytics Plugin
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description The Independent Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 404 not_found_url tracking parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.15.0. This is due to the get_cell_content() function applying urldecode() after esc_url() when rendering the URL column for 404 entries — a sequence that allows percent-encoded HTML to pass URL validation and then be reconstructed as raw markup, which wp_kses_post() does not strip because it retains img elements and data-* attributes, and because the public REST endpoint /iawp/search accepts unauthenticated requests as long as they carry a signature that is itself embedded in public page HTML. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Independent Analytics <= 2.15.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Bensibley Independent Analytics – Wordpress Analytics Plugin
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T16:18:55.036Z

Reserved: 2026-07-26T22:01:42.082Z

Link: CVE-2026-17506

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T16:18:50.651Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T15:15:05Z

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