Post Title Counter: Cross-site scripting
Post Title Counter is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Post Title Counter
- Plugin slug
post-title-counter- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 10, 2021
This CVE was published Sep 10, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Post Title Counter to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Post Title Counter WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the notice parameter found in the ~/post-title-counter.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.1.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N