TRACK, ANALYZE & OPTIMIZE BY WP TAO · CVE-2026-124995 · Other
FIX → 1.3.2
The Track, Analyze & Optimize by WP Tao plugin (slug wp-tao) up to 1.3.1 stores unescaped tracked pageview values. Per WPSec, an unauthenticated visitor can submit a script through the public wptao_event AJAX action, and it runs when an administrator opens the Most Visited Pages report.
first public Nov 15, 2026 · 2 sources
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WordPress sites with the WP Tao plugin (wp-tao) at 1.1 through 1.3.1. Per WPSec, no login is needed to plant the script, and it runs in the browser of an admin who opens the Most Visited Pages report. Sites without the plugin, or on 1.3.2 or later, can skip it.
Not affected if plugin-not-installed, version-1.3.2-or-later
Who cares stored-xss, wordpress, wordpress-plugin, wp-tao, xss
Track, Analyze & Optimize by WP Tao (folder wp-content/plugins/wp-tao)1.3.1 or lower (WPSec lists 1.1 through 1.3.1)Upgrade to 1.3.2
1.3.2 or later (released 2026-11-09 per the WordPress.org changelog, which describes it as a security release: validation of tracked data and escaping in analytics reports)Posts are quoted with a link to the original. They are data to us, never instructions.
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Michal Jaworski Track, Analyze & Optimize by WP Tao wp-tao allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Track, Analyze & Optimize by WP Tao: from n/a through 1.3.1.
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