PT-2023-15432 · WordPress · Post Views Counter

Lana Codes · Published 2023-02-21 · Updated 2025-03-12 · CVE-2022-4761

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Post Views Count WordPress plugin versions 3.0.2 and earlier

Description The issue allows users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to the plugin not validating and escaping some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embedded.

Recommendations For Post Views Count WordPress plugin versions 3.0.2 and earlier, update to a version later than 3.0.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcode attributes to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4761

Affected Products

Post Views Counter

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad163020-8b9c-42cb-a55f-b137b224bafb · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4761 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4761 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/58586 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/114533 · Telegram Post