CVE-2022-40131 WordPress Page View Count plugin <= 2.5.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
An attacker can trick users into resetting Page View Count plugin settings via CSRF, requiring a plugin upgrade.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-40131?
CVE-2022-40131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in a3rev Software Page View Count (WordPress plugin), published on 3 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in a3rev Software Page View Count plugin <= 2.5.5 on WordPress allows an attacker to reset the plugin settings.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40131?
It affects 1 product.
Products include A3rev Page View Count.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40131?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-40131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in a3rev Software Page View Count (WordPress plugin)
- CVE-2022-0434 Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2025-2816 Page View Count 2.8.0 - 2.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Options Update
- CVE-2023-0095 Page View Count < 2.6.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2021-24509 Page View Counts < 2.4.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfhp-wcj2-733h.