---
id: "CVE-2026-124995"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124995"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-124995"]
title: "WordPress plugin Track, Analyze & Optimize: stored XSS through version 1.3.1"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "Track, Analyze & Optimize by WP Tao", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "wp-tao", "fixed": ["1.3.2"], "affected": ">= 1.1, <= 1.3.1", "ecosystem": "wordpress"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["other", "stored-xss", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin", "wp-tao", "xss"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed", "version-1.3.2-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-15T14:17:24+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-15T14:36:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-15T14:39:11+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124995", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-15T14:36:14+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-2820/", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-15T14:39:11+00:00", "cites": ["https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-2820/", "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-tao/"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# WordPress plugin Track, Analyze & Optimize: stored XSS through version 1.3.1

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124995 (this .md is for agents)

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.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Track, Analyze & Optimize by WP Tao affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed
- wordpress:wp-tao affected >= 1.1, <= 1.3.1 fixed 1.3.2

## How to check

In WordPress admin > Plugins, look for 'Track, Analyze & Optimize by WP Tao' (folder wp-content/plugins/wp-tao). Affected if the version is 1.3.1 or lower (WPSec lists 1.1 through 1.3.1). Or run: wp plugin get wp-tao --field=version

## Fix

Update the plugin to 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). The changelog does not cite this CVE; the link comes from WPSec.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-15T14:36:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124995
- 2026-11-15T14:39:11+00:00 analyst https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-2820/ — Slug wp-tao. WPSec (third party) says unauthenticated stored XSS via public wptao_event AJAX 'event_value', fires when an admin views Most Visited Pages report; fixed 1.3.2. Maintainer changelog confirms 1.3.2 (2026-11-09) 'Security: improved validation of tracked data and escaping in analytics reports' but does not name the CVE, so nothing marked verified. Not confirmed that WPSec's issue is the same CVE (no CVE cited by WPSec). Exploitation/PoC: none seen.

## Documents

- [describes] WPSEC-2026-2820: WP Tao <= 1.3.1 unauthenticated stored XSS https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-2820/
- [fix] WP Tao plugin page and changelog (1.3.2 security release) https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-tao/

## From the sources

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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