CVE-2025-12452
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Publication date: 2025-11-04

Last updated on: 2025-11-04

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Visit Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the widgets.php page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Published
2025-11-04
Last Modified
2025-11-04
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2026-06-16
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2025-11-04
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-12452
EUVD
EUVD-2025-37601
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wordpres visit_counter *
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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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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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.

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