CVE-2025-3953: veronalabs wp statistics – simple, privacy-friendly google analytics alternative Missing Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-3953 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Missing Authorization vulnerability in veronalabs wp statistics – simple, privacy-friendly google analytics alternative. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.9% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 14.13.4.
Timeline
- 30-04-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'optionUpdater' function in all versions up to, and including, 14.13.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary plugin settings.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
18%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.26% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Veronalabs1 product
Wordpress1 product
- wp-statistics≤ 14.13.3 (fixed in 14.13.4)
2 vendors · 2 products