# Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)

> Simple, lightweight WordPress analytics with privacy-friendly visitor tracking. Cookieless and GDPR-ready. Setup in seconds, no cookie banner needed.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `burst-statistics`
- Author: Burst Statistics B.V.
- Version: 3.7.5
- Active installs: 200,000+
- Last update: 2026-11-12 (1 day ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.6, PHP 8.0
- Tags: analytics, cookieless analytics, google analytics, statistics, visitor tracking
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/burst-statistics/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 1 day ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- FLAG: Requires PHP 8.0 or newer, above WordPress's own minimum (PHP 7.4).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Phones home ↔ Private, Heavy ↔ Light, Behind ↔ Current, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready, Leaves a mess ↔ Clean exit.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-10-03 MEDIUM: Improper Authentication to Account Persistence via Share-Link Authentication Bypass via 'burst_share_token' (up to 3.7.1). CVE-2026-97343, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0aab68b4-fd5a-4471-bd29-a1a6dbfcf4ec?source=api-prod
- 2026-05-14 CRITICAL: Authentication Bypass to Admin Account Takeover (3.4.0 to 3.4.1.1). CVE-2026-8181, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ca830d6-3d3c-4026-85cd-8447b8a568d3?source=api-prod
- 2025-06-27 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery (up to 2.0.6). CVE-2025-53193, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1a3c767-465b-4307-b114-7144ff9ef47b?source=api-prod
- 2024-03-12 MEDIUM: Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via burst_total_pageviews_count (up to 1.5.6.1). CVE-2024-1894, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa587df5-9d96-4cac-ae5d-2a0485a3a789?source=api-prod
- 2024-01-16 HIGH: Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection (up to 1.5.3). CVE-2024-0405, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e349f07d-a520-4700-a6e0-25e68c1deeae?source=api-prod
- 2023-12-06 CRITICAL: Unauthenticated SQL Injection (1.4.0 to 1.4.6.1). CVE-2023-5761, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/30f8419c-c7b9-4c68-a845-26c0308d76f3?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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