TI-2021-06896 Aliases CVE-2021-24613 GHSA-x53f-v73q-grpf

Post Views Counter < 1.3.5 - Authenticated Stored XSS

LOW 23CWE-79Published 2021-09-20 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
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 Post Views Counter WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 does not sanitise or escape its Post Views Label settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the frontend even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00617 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Post Views Counter (Unknown): 1.3.5

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Post Views Counter	1.3.5 to before 1.3.5	1.3.5	Patch available	CNA

Post Views Counter VendorUnknown Affected 1.3.5 to before 1.3.5 Fixed in 1.3.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:dfactory:post_views_counter::::::wordpress::*	before 1.3.5	Vulnerable	dFactory

cpe:2.3:a:dfactory:post_views_counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·dFactory

Remediation

Fix · CNA Post Views Counter (Unknown) Fixed in 1.3.5

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24613
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x53f-v73q-grpf

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0b8c5947-bc73-448e-8f10-a4f4456e4000

Sources

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