Who Hit The Page โ€“ Hit Counter <= 1.4.14.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2023-25466
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 16, 2023
Last Updated October 19, 2023
Researcher Nguyen Xuan Chien

Description

The Who Hit The Page โ€“ Hit Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via an unknown parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.14.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Vulnerability Details for Who Hit The Page โ€“ Hit Counter

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug who-hit-the-page-hit-counter (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.14.3

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