Subscriber-triggered statistics recalculation via missing capability check
Published Mar 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Missing authorization in Greg Ross Just Writing Statistics 5.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to recalculate site statistics. The statistics-recalculation path omits an administrator capability check, so subscriber-level requests invoke the privileged operation. Subscriber access is required; the action regenerates writing metrics rather than disclosing content or interrupting WordPress.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Greg Ross Just Writing Statistics 5.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to recalculate site statistics. The statistics-recalculation path omits an administrator capability check, so subscriber-level requests invoke the privileged operation. Subscriber access is required; the action regenerates writing metrics rather than disclosing content or interrupting WordPress.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-30803
- Published
- Mar 27, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Greg Ross
- Product
- Just Writing Statistics
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.3 changes=[{"at":"5.4","status":"unaffected"}]
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