// For flags

CVE-2021-24613

Post Views Counter < 1.3.5 - Authenticated Stored XSS

Severity Score

4.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Post Views Counter WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 does not sanitise or escape its Post Views Label settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the frontend even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

El plugin Post Views Counter de WordPress versiones anteriores a 1.3.5, no sanea ni escapa de su configuración de Post Views Label, que podría permitir a usuarios con altos privilegios llevar a cabo ataques de tipo Cross-Site Scripting en el frontend incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html está deshabilitada

*Credits: Tung Duong Dinh
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-08-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Dfactory
Search vendor "Dfactory"
 Post Views Counter
Search vendor "Dfactory" for product "Post Views Counter"
 < 1.3.5
Search vendor "Dfactory" for product "Post Views Counter" and version " < 1.3.5"
wordpress
Affected