Subscribers Text Counter < 1.7.1 - Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Subscribers Text Counter WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack, which also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00252 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Subscribers Text Counter (Unknown): 1.7.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Subscribers Text Counter | before 1.7.1 | 1.7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Subscribers Text Counter VendorUnknown Affected before 1.7.1 Fixed in 1.7.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Subscribers Text Counter (Unknown) Fixed in 1.7.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3356
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qxw-3pvc-p23w
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-3356 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-3356 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4qxw-3pvc-p23w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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