SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-2816

Description

The Page View Count plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the yellow_message_dontshow() function in versions 2.8.0 to 2.8.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update option values to one on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update an option that would create an error on the site and deny service to legitimate users or be used to set some values to true such as registration.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wordpress	Page View Count	2.8.0-2.8.4

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	wordpress	page_view_count	2.8.0-2.8.4	/	/	/	/	wordpress	/	/

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3282975%40page-views-count&new=3282975%40page-views-count&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e6fb9558-06e5-4297-93df-ee9a6971f0ec?source=cve

CVSS Score

8.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

View Vector String

Timeline

Published: May 1, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: May 1, 2025, 3:15 a.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVE-2025-2816