CVE-2025-63034
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WordPress Page View Count plugin that allows unauthorized users to change plugin settings. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured access controls to modify plugin configuration. This affects all WordPress sites running Page View Count plugin versions up to and including 2.8.7.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Page View Count plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could modify plugin settings to disable security features, manipulate view counts, or potentially chain with other vulnerabilities for further compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can change plugin configuration settings, potentially affecting view tracking accuracy or disabling plugin functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication requirements, only authorized administrators can modify plugin settings.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to settings, suggesting relatively simple exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.8.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Page View Count' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Page View Count plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate page-views-count
Restrict access to WordPress admin
allImplement IP whitelisting or additional authentication for WordPress admin area
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to plugin settings endpoints
- Add additional authentication layer or IP restrictions for WordPress admin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Page View Count version. If version is 2.8.7 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get page-views-count --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows higher than 2.8.7 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to plugin settings endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful plugin settings modification
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to WordPress admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "page-views-count") AND status=200 AND user="-"