CVE-2023-44996

WordPress Post View Count Plugin <= 1.8.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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Published Oct 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Naresh Parmar

Post View Count

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.8.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nareshparmar827:post_view_count:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-49318	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Naresh Parmar Post View Count plugin <= 1.8.2 versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.252% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-simple-post-view/wordpress-post-view-count-plugin-1-8-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sep 18, 2024 4:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Nareshparmar827 Post View Count

Weaknesses

CWE-352
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Oct 10, 2023, 3:50 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Oct 2, 2023, 9:38 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 10, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM

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