PT-2024-10573 · WordPress · Kento-Post-View-Counter

Published 2024-10-16 · Updated 2025-12-23 · CVE-2016-15040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kento Post View Counter plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.8

Description The issue allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL Injection via the kento pvc geo parameter due to insufficient escaping on the user-supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This enables attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries, which can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.8, consider disabling the kento pvc geo parameter until a patch is available to prevent SQL Injection attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-15040

Affected Products

Kento-Post-View-Counter

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-15040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-15040 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/146666 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/525b466d-137a-467b-8b49-e51393a73866?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/98233 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kento-post-view-counter/trunk/index.php#L216 · Note