CVE-2023-5529

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4.8 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

T

he Advanced Page Visit Counter WordPress plugin before 8.0.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/095c9c35-2618-4f90-8435-a3c34f0bb7f1/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pagevisitcounter:advanced_page_visit_counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

04 Jun 2025, 16:25

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-79
First Time Pagevisitcounter
Pagevisitcounter advanced Page Visit Counter
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pagevisitcounter:advanced_page_visit_counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
References () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/095c9c35-2618-4f90-8435-a3c34f0bb7f1/ - () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/095c9c35-2618-4f90-8435-a3c34f0bb7f1/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

16 May 2025, 19:15

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.8

16 May 2025, 14:43

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Summary
  • (es) El complemento Advanced Page Visit Counter de WordPress anterior a la versión 8.0.6 no depura ni escapa de algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podría permitir a usuarios con privilegios elevados, como el administrador, realizar ataques de Cross-Site Scripting almacenado incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html no está permitida (por ejemplo, en una configuración multisitio).

15 May 2025, 20:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-05-15 20:15

Updated : 2025-06-04 16:25

NVD link : CVE-2023-5529

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5529

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5529

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pagevisitcounter

CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')