CVE-2023-50371 WordPress Advanced Page Visit Counter Plugin <= 8.0.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Advanced Page Visit Counter plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- 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-2023-50371?
CVE-2023-50371 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Advanced Page Visit Counter – Most Wanted Analytics Plugin for WordPress, published on 14 Dec 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Page Visit Counter Advanced Page Visit Counter – Most Wanted Analytics Plugin for WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Advanced Page Visit Counter – Most Wanted Analytics Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 8.0.6.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50371?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pagevisitcounter Advanced Page Visit Counter.
How do I fix CVE-2023-50371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50371 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-2023-50371 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50371 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Advanced Page Visit Counter – Most Wanted Analytics Plugin for WordPress
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hc3j-xxm8-9r6j.