Is CVE-2026-116609 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-116609 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-116609?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 28 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

WordPress.org WP Visitor Statistics up to 8.8.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-116609?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-116609 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-116609?

Check whether you run WordPress.org WP Visitor Statistics at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-116609: WordPress WP Visitor Statistics SQL injection in shortcode

CVE-2026-116609 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-28

The WP Visitor Statistics plugin for WordPress contains a SQL injection vulnerability in a shortcode used to display traffic statistics reports. An authenticated attacker with Contributor-level access can manipulate shortcode parameters to inject malicious SQL commands and extract sensitive data from the WordPress database without proper authorization.

Vendors: WordPress.org.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-116609 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-116609 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-116609?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 28 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: WordPress.org WP Visitor Statistics up to 8.8.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-116609?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-116609 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-116609?: Check whether you run WordPress.org WP Visitor Statistics at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The [wsm_showTrafficStatsList] shortcode accepts user-supplied attributes ('from', 'to', 'first', 'second') that are passed unsanitized into SQL queries executed via wpdb->get_results(). The vulnerable code concatenates these raw attribute values into double-quoted SQL strings in fnGetHourlyReportByDateNameTimeZone() without escaping, allowing SQL injection. Exploitation requires authenticated access with Contributor-level privileges or above, and enables extraction of arbitrary data from the database.

Affected products

WordPress.org WP Visitor Statistics up to 8.8

Timeline

2026-10-28: disclosed

References

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