Page Views Count Plugin <= 2.4.14 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

9.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2022-0434
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published February 1, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Krzysztof Zając - CERT PL

Description

The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.4.15 does not sanitise and escape the post_ids parameter before using it in a SQL statement via a REST endpoint, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could perform SQL injection attacks

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Vulnerability Details for Page View Count

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug page-views-count (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.4.15, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.4.15
Patched Version
  • 2.4.15

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