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CVE-2021-24613: The Post Views Counter WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 does not sanitise or escape its Post Views Label settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the fr

medium Affects post-views-counter (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Post Views Counter WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 does not sanitise or escape its Post Views Label settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the fr

Package
post-views-counter (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.3.5
Fixed in
1.3.5
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.4th percentile)
Published
2021-09-20
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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