Visit Counter 1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Visit Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the widgets.php page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BestiaDurmiente | Visit Counter | 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Visit Counter VendorBestiaDurmiente Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12452
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-546r-87jx-5rwj
References
More BestiaDurmiente vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-31180 WordPress Visit Counter Plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-12452 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12452 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-546r-87jx-5rwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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