Name: CVE-2015-5533: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-5533, CWE-89, CVSS 7.2, EPSS 0.09524

SQL injection vulnerability in counter-options.php in the Count Per Day plugin before 3.4.1 for WordPress allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cpd_keep_month parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged using CSRF to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.2
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Count Per Day Plugin	—	Update count-per-day plugin to version 3.4.1, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jul 22, 2015

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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