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CVE-2026-8181: Burst Statistics 3.4.0 - 3.4.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Admin Account Takeover

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
14.6%

EPSS score, percentile 96.6 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?
9.8 Critical

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected

  • 3.4.0 through 3.4.1.1

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

burstbv Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)
StatusVersions
Affected3.4.0 through 3.4.1.1

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.

About this vulnerability

The Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions 3.4.0 to 3.4.1.1. This is due to incorrect return-value handling in the `is_mainwp_authenticated()` function when validating application passwords from the Authorization header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, with…

Summary: CVE record, as of .

  • CISA has not added CVE-2026-8181 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record was published on 14 May 2026.
  • The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical), given by its CNA.
  • FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.6% (percentile 96.6), as of 28 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
  • CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.

Description

Burst Statistics 3.4.0 - 3.4.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Admin Account Takeover

The Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions 3.4.0 to 3.4.1.1. This is due to incorrect return-value handling in the `is_mainwp_authenticated()` function when validating application passwords from the Authorization header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, with knowledge of an administrator username, to impersonate that administrator for the duration of the request by supplying any random Basic Authentication password achieving privilege escalation.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.

Weakness

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published

References