CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-12452

MediumCVSS 6.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Visit Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the widgets.php page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could change plugin settings and inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to administrator session hijacking or infecting site visitors. However, it requires tricking an administrator into interaction.

Recommendation

Update the Visit Counter plugin to a version containing the fix, or consider removing it if no fix is available. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the plugin settings.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Visit Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the widgets.php page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS