CVE-2025-30627 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-30627: WordPress Elegant Visitor Counter plugin <= 3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Regolithsjk
Product Elegant Visitor Counter
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 6, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in regolithsjk Elegant Visitor Counter elegant-visitor-counter allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Elegant Visitor Counter: from n/a through <= 3.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Elegant Visitor Counter versions 3.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they visit the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A malicious admin can deface pages, steal session tokens, or redirect users to phishing sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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