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CVE-2021-24509: The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.4.9 does not escape the postid parameter of pvc_stats shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks. A post ma

medium Affects page-view-count (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Page View Count WordPress plugin before 2.4.9 does not escape the postid parameter of pvc_stats shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks. A post ma

Package
page-view-count (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.4.9
Fixed in
2.4.9
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.8th percentile)
Published
2021-08-09
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordpage-view-count (WordPress plugin) advisories

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