CVE-2023-0095 Page View Count < 2.6.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via block options, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0095?
CVE-2023-0095 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Page View Count, published on 6 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.6.1 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0095?
It affects 1 product.
Products include A3rev Page View Count.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0095?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0095 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-0095 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0095 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Page View Count
- 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-2022-40131 WordPress Page View Count plugin <= 2.5.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
- CVE-2021-24509 Page View Counts < 2.4.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw65-hxxp-wc93.