Srs Simple Hits CounterWordPress extension · Srs Simple Hits Counter Project
CVE-2023-22709
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Atif N SRS Simple Hits Counter plugin <= 1.1.0 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Atif N SRS Simple Hits Counter WordPress plugin versions 1.1.0 and below allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended administrative actions by leveraging the lack of anti-CSRF token validation on sensitive plugin functions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Srs Simple Hits CounterWordPress extension
<= 1.1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Srs Simple Hits Counter pluginAccess your WordPress installation via FTP or file manager, navigate to /wp-content/plugins/ and look for a folder named 'srs-simple-hits-counter' or similarAffected if The plugin folder exists in the plugins directory
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Identify the installed versionOpen the main plugin file (usually srs-simple-hits-counter.php) and look for the version number in the plugin header comment (e.g., 'Version: 1.1.0')Affected if The version string shows 1.1.0 or lower, indicating the vulnerable version
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Verify the plugin is activeLog in to WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and check if Srs Simple Hits Counter shows as 'Active'Affected if The plugin is enabled and running on the site
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Check admin action handlers for missing nonce validationExamine the main plugin PHP file and look for admin action handlers (e.g., add_action with 'admin_post_*' or 'admin_init' hooks) - verify if wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer is called before processing state-changing requestsAffected if Code review reveals admin action handlers that process requests without calling nonce verification functions
Your environment is affected if the Srs Simple Hits Counter plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.1.0 or lower, with admin action handlers that lack wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer calls before processing requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all state-changing admin actions and forms within the plugin, and verify the nonce validity server-side before processing any request. Update to a patched version if available.
Fix this in Srs Simple Hits Counter
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-22709 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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