The Post Views Counter WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 does not sanitise or escape its Post Views Label settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the frontend even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Views Counter Plugin | — | Update post-views-counter plugin to version 1.3.5, or a newer patched version | May 15, 2025 | Aug 23, 2021 |
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