// For flags

CVE-2023-25466

WordPress Who Hit The Page – Hit Counter Plugin <= 1.4.14.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahlamusa Who Hit The Page – Hit Counter plugin <= 1.4.14.3 versions.

Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) reflejada en el plugin Who Hit The Page - Hit Contador de Mahlamusa que afecta a las versiones 1.4.14.3 e inferiores. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad no hace falta estar autenticado.

The Who Hit The Page – Hit Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via an unknown parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.14.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahlamusa Who Hit The Page – Hit Counter plugin <= 1.4.14.3 versions.

*Credits: Nguyen Xuan Chien (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-06-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mahlamusa
Search vendor "Mahlamusa"
 Who Hit The Page - Hit Counter
Search vendor "Mahlamusa" for product "Who Hit The Page - Hit Counter"
 <= 1.4.14.3
Search vendor "Mahlamusa" for product "Who Hit The Page - Hit Counter" and version " <= 1.4.14.3"
wordpress
Affected