CVE-2025-63034
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Steve Truman Page View Count page-views-count allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Page View Count: from n/a through <= 2.9.0.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the Page View Count WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized users to access or manipulate page view data they should not have permission to access.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 Page View Count plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Page View Count' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named 'page-views-count' or similar. Alternatively, query the wp_options table for the option 'active_plugins' to see if the plugin is enabled.Affected if Plugin is installed and active
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Determine installed plugin versionCheck the plugin main file header in wp-content/plugins/[plugin-folder]/page-views-count.php for the 'Version' comment, or look at the plugin details in the WordPress admin plugins list.Affected if Version is 2.9.0 or lower (or unable to determine version)
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Inspect plugin AJAX and REST API endpointsReview the plugin files for registered AJAX actions (add_action calls with 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks) and REST API routes. Check the plugin's main PHP file and any includes for these patterns.Affected if Plugin exposes AJAX or REST endpoints without proper capability checks (current_user_can or similar authorization) on sensitive actions like modifying view counts or accessing view data
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Check for anonymous/unauthenticated access vectorsSearch plugin code for 'nopriv' AJAX handlers or REST endpoints that allow anonymous users. Look for functions that handle page view data (reading or writing) accessible without authentication.Affected if Any endpoint handles page view data for unauthenticated users (nopriv) without verification
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Review capability requirements on plugin functionsGrep the plugin source for 'current_user_can', 'capabilities', or role checks. Identify which functions protecting page view operations lack these checks, particularly those modifying or exposing view counts.Affected if Core functions that access or modify page view data lack current_user_can() or equivalent authorization checks
The environment is affected if Page View Count plugin version 2.9.0 or lower is installed and the plugin exposes AJAX or REST endpoints that handle page view data without verifying user capabilities.
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 dataUpgrade to the latest version of Page View Count plugin (beyond 2.9.0) which should contain proper authorization controls. If no update is available, review and enforce appropriate capability checks on all plugin functions.
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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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