CVE-2025-12452
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-04
Last updated on: 2025-11-04
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpres | visit_counter | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-352 | The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the Visit Counter plugin for WordPress version 1.0. It occurs because the plugin does not properly validate nonces on the widgets.php page, allowing an attacker to trick a site administrator into performing unwanted actions, such as updating settings or injecting malicious scripts, by sending a forged request.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to change plugin settings or inject malicious web scripts without authentication by tricking an administrator into clicking a malicious link. This can lead to unauthorized changes on the website and potential compromise of site integrity or user data.