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TI-2021-06796 Aliases CVE-2021-24509GHSA-qjp7-r5pf-4fvh

Page View Counts < 2.4.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.4.9 does not escape the postid parameter of pvc_stats shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks. A post made by a contributor would still have to be approved by an admin to have the XSS triggered in the frontend, however, higher privilege users, such as editor could exploit this without the need of approval, and even when the blog disallows the unfiltered_html capability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00624 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Page View Count (Unknown): 2.4.9

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownPage View Count2.4.9 to before 2.4.92.4.9Patch availableCNA
  • Page View Count VendorUnknown Affected 2.4.9 to before 2.4.9 Fixed in 2.4.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:a3rev:page_view_count:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.4.9Vulnerablea3rev
  • cpe:2.3:a:a3rev:page_view_count:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.4.9 Vulnerable ·a3rev

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Page View Count (Unknown) Fixed in 2.4.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24509
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjp7-r5pf-4fvh
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-00091 Page View Count < 2.6.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-00358 Page Views Count < 2.4.15 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-02460 Page View Count 2.8.0 - 2.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Options Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-19021 WordPress Page View Count plugin <= 2.5.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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