---
id: "CVE-2026-114697"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114697"]
title: "QA Analytics heatmap plugin: stored XSS through unsanitized input"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: 0.00251
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "qa-heatmap-analytics", "fixed": ["5.3.0.2"], "affected": "<= 5.3.0.1", "ecosystem": "wordpress"}]
ecosystems: ["wordpress"]
tags: ["other", "qa-heatmap-analytics", "unauthenticated", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin", "xss"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed", "version-5.3.0.2-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-24T08:16:52+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-24T08:47:15+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114697", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T08:47:15+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T04:02:42+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114697", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"}]
---

# QA Analytics heatmap plugin: stored XSS through unsanitized input

QA Analytics (qa-heatmap-analytics) <= 5.3.0.1 has unauthenticated stored XSS. WPSec names the 'event_ary' parameter as the stored input. Fixed in 5.3.0.2.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- wordpress:qa-heatmap-analytics affected <= 5.3.0.1 fixed 5.3.0.2

## How to check

WordPress admin > Plugins: QA Analytics version <= 5.3.0.1 is affected. Or run: wp plugin get qa-heatmap-analytics --field=version

## Fix

Update QA Analytics (qa-heatmap-analytics) to 5.3.0.2 or later; deactivate the plugin if you cannot update.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-24T08:47:15+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114697
- 2026-10-25T04:02:42+00:00 analyst — Fixed in 5.3.0.2 per CVE record (Patchstack CNA); stored input is the 'event_ary' parameter, unauthenticated, per WPSec WPSEC-2026-1479 (third party, not vendor; not verified). No vendor advisory found, no exploitation (CISA SSVC: none), no PoC seen. Nothing marked verified.
- 2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114697

## Documents

- [advisory] CVE Record CVE-2026-114697 (Patchstack CNA) https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114697
- [describes] WPSec: qa-heatmap-analytics advisories (WPSEC-2026-1479) https://wpsec.com/vuln/plugin/qa-heatmap-analytics/

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in QuarkA QA Analytics qa-heatmap-analytics allows Stored XSS.This issue affects QA Analytics: from n/a through 5.3.0.1.

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