Reference page — cumulative record through Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC. Reference pages update as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record.
Unknown WP Statistics — WP Statistics < 14.16.10 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via Metabox AJAX Handlers
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L L N U H N N 6.5 .0022 12.6 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
WP Statistics unspecified —
TIMELINE
Jul 22 Reserved by WPScan
Aug 8 Published (CNA: WPScan)
Aug 9 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16562 (Unknown WP Statistics). Public exploit reference added.
Description
The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 14.16.10 does not perform a capability check on a set of dashboard analytics AJAX handlers, relying only on a nonce that every authenticated user holds, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose the site's visitor analytics data.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| July 22, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| August 8, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| August 9, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16562 (Unknown WP Statistics). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Unknown | WP Statistics | — | — | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-16562 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.