CVE-2024-53725
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 aMiT Post Hits Counter hits-counter allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Post Hits Counter: from n/a through <= 2.8.23.
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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in the aMiT Post Hits Counter WordPress plugin allows attackers to craft malicious requests that result in Reflected XSS, enabling session hijacking or credential theft via user-initiated actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Verify aMiT Post Hits Counter plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if 'aMiT Post Hits Counter' appears in the list of installed pluginsAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify the installed plugin versionAccess the plugin file header (typically in /wp-content/plugins/amit-post-hits-counter/ directory, check main php file for 'Version:' tag) or view plugin details in WordPress plugins pageAffected if Version cannot be compared to a known safe version (no fixed version documented)
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Confirm state-changing actions lack CSRF protectionExamine the plugin PHP files for form submissions or AJAX actions that modify data (such as counter updates or settings changes) and verify if they include WordPress nonces (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer)Affected if State-changing actions do not validate nonces or referrer headers
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Identify XSS vulnerable output sinksSearch plugin source code for output functions (echo, print, printf) that incorporate user-supplied input (REQUEST, POST, GET parameters) without proper sanitization functions like esc_html, esc_attr, or esc_urlAffected if User input is reflected in HTML output without escaping functions
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Check if admin user interaction can be inducedVerify the attack surface exists by confirming the plugin exposes functionality accessible via crafted links or forms that could be Tricked users into clickingAffected if Plugin exposes actions via URL parameters susceptible to reflected XSS
User is affected if the aMiT Post Hits Counter plugin is installed and its code lacks nonce validation on state-changing actions combined with unsanitized user input reflection in output.
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.
dbcve · scopedImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonce validation) on all state-changing actions and apply proper output encoding/sanitization to prevent XSS execution.
Update to the latest version of Post Hits Counter (newer than 2.8.23)
- 1. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'Post Hits Counter' (or 'hits-counter') plugin
- 4. Check if an update is available for this plugin
- 5. If update available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-53725 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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