CVE-2025-66130
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Views Counter WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. Attackers can perform unauthorized actions that should require proper authentication. This affects all WordPress sites running WP Views Counter version 2.1.2 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Views Counter (wpecounter)
⚠️ 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
Complete site compromise through privilege escalation, data manipulation, or unauthorized administrative actions
Likely Case
Unauthorized modification of view counter data, potential data integrity issues, or limited privilege escalation
If Mitigated
No impact if proper authorization checks are implemented or plugin is disabled
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but authorization checks are missing for certain functions
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 2.1.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find WP Views Counter
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WP Views Counter Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wpecounter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests to the plugin endpoints
- Restrict access to the WordPress admin area using IP whitelisting or additional authentication layers
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP Views Counter version 2.1.2 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin get wpecounter --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 2.1.2 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to WP Views Counter endpoints
- Unusual POST/GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/wpecounter/
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to wpecounter plugin endpoints from unauthorized users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri="/wp-content/plugins/wpecounter/" OR plugin="wpecounter") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=403)