Advanced Page Visit Counter <= 8.0.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The 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)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00389 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Advanced Page Visit Counter (Unknown): 8.0.6
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 | Advanced Page Visit Counter | before 8.0.6 | 8.0.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Advanced Page Visit Counter VendorUnknown Affected before 8.0.6 Fixed in 8.0.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pagevisitcounter:advanced_page_visit_counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 8.0.6 | Vulnerable | Page Visit Counter |
- cpe:2.3:a:pagevisitcounter:advanced_page_visit_counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 8.0.6 Vulnerable ·Page Visit Counter
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Advanced Page Visit Counter (Unknown) Fixed in 8.0.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5529
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23vm-fxf4-h89x
References
More Page Visit Counter Advanced Page Visit Counter vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24122 WordPress Advanced Page Visit Counter Plugin <= 7.1.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13298 WordPress Advanced Page Visit Counter Plugin <= 6.4.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-27557 WordPress Advanced Page Visit Counter Plugin <= 8.0.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-5529 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5529 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-23vm-fxf4-h89x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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