CVE-2026-24587 WordPress AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget plugin <= 0.10.210305 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls to read or modify data in the AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-24587?
CVE-2026-24587 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in kutsy AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget, published on 23 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in kutsy AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget ajax-hits-counter allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget: from n/a through <= 0.10.210305.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24587?
How do I fix CVE-2026-24587?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-24587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7985-68hv-2288.