Multiple vulnerabilities in Who Hit The Page - Hit Counter plugin for WordPress



Published: 2023-10-19
Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-46087
CVE-2023-25466
CWE-ID CWE-352
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor mahlamusa

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU82250

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46087

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Who Hit The Page – Hit Counter: 1.0 - 1.4.15

External links

http://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/who-hit-the-page-hit-counter/wordpress-who-hit-the-page-hit-counter-plugin-1-4-14-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU82251

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25466

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Who Hit The Page – Hit Counter: 1.0 - 1.4.15

External links

http://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/who-hit-the-page-hit-counter/wordpress-who-hit-the-page-hit-counter-plugin-1-4-14-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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