TI-2016-09160 Aliases CVE-2016-15040 GHSA-275c-875v-46qg

Kento Post View Counter <= 2.8 - SQL Injection

MEDIUM 50CWE-89Published 2024-10-16 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

The Kento Post View Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'kento_pvc_geo' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00545 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Kento Post View Counter	up to 2.8	—	No fix listed	CNA

Kento Post View Counter Vendor— Affected up to 2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:kentothemes:kento-post-view-counter::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.8	Vulnerable	kentothemes

cpe:2.3:a:kentothemes:kento-post-view-counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.8 Vulnerable ·kentothemes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-15040
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-275c-875v-46qg

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/525b466d-137a-467b-8b49-e51393a73866?source=cve

Other 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kento-post-view-counter/trunk/index.php#L216

TI-2016-09020 The kento-post-view-counter plugin through 2.8 for WordPress has wp-admin/admin.php?page=kentopvc_settings CSRF. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2016-09019 The kento-post-view-counter plugin through 2.8 for WordPress has stored XSS via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2016-09018 The kento-post-view-counter plugin through 2.8 for WordPress has XSS via kento_pvc_geo. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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