PT-2026-4578 · WordPress · Alex User Counter

Ibnu + 1 · Published 2026-01-24 · Updated 2026-01-24 · CVE-2026-1070

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Alex User Counter plugin for WordPress versions prior to 6.1

Description The software is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). This is caused by a lack of nonce validation within the alex user counter function() function. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially update the plugin settings by forging a request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing an action, such as clicking a malicious link.

Recommendations Update the Alex User Counter plugin to version 6.1 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the alex user counter function() function until a patch is available.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-1070

Affected Products

Alex User Counter

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1070 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1a5ef5b3-2900-44f0-9e13-66fbdc937b38?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-counter/tags/6.0/user-counter.php#L41 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-counter/trunk/user-counter.php#L41 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2015011585396220348 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2014995793762218404 · Twitter Post