CVE-2026-100153 ice00 CVE debrief

Who should care

WordPress administrators and defenders responsible for maintaining and securing WordPress installations with the NewStatPress plugin should assess exposure and prioritize verification and remediation.

Why it matters

The NewStatPress plugin vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to security breaches. Defenders should prioritize verifying and updating NewStatPress installations to prevent exploitation.

• Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts
• Injected scripts execute when a user accesses an injected page
• Exploitation requires an administrator to have placed a specific shortcode on a publicly viewable page
• Verification of NewStatPress plugin version and user input sanitization is necessary

Technical summary

The NewStatPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'QUERY_STRING / REQUEST_URI' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that an administrator has placed the [NewStatPress type='Top Pages'] shortcode on a publicly viewable page, and that the attacker's crafted URL accumulates enough hits to appear in the top-N ranking.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying and updating NewStatPress installations to prevent exploitation.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify NewStatPress plugin version and update to a patched version if necessary
• Review and sanitize user input to prevent cross-site scripting
• Monitor for suspicious activity on WordPress installations with the NewStatPress plugin
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
• Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance
• Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented

Evidence notes

The CVE record and source item provide details on the vulnerability, but additional verification is needed to confirm affected versions and exploitation. Defenders should verify NewStatPress plugin version and user input sanitization. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that an administrator has placed the [NewStatPress type='Top Pages'] shortcode on a publicly viewable page, and that the attack者的'

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.