CVE-2025-31449 HIGH

CVE-2025-31449: WordPress The Visitor Counter plugin <= 1.4.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Erich

Product The Visitor Counter

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published March 28, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in EricH The Visitor Counter the-visitor-counter allows Stored XSS.This issue affects The Visitor Counter: from n/a through <= 1.4.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Visitor Counter plugin for EricH contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions 1.4.3 and earlier. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a site admin into visiting a malicious page that performs unwanted actions on the site without their consent.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data by tricking your admin into visiting a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31449 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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