CVE-2023-44996 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-44996: WordPress Post View Count Plugin <= 1.8.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Naresh Parmar

Product Post View Count

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 10, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Naresh Parmar Post View Count plugin <= 1.8.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Post View Count versions up to 1.8.2 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a logged-in user. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit a malicious page while authenticated. An attacker can modify plugin settings or trigger unintended actions, but cannot read sensitive data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions (change settings, modify data) on behalf of a logged-in site user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site settings or data managed by the plugin could be altered without the user's knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page or link while authenticated.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 10, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44996 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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