CVE-2025-66130
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 etruel WP Views Counter wpecounter allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Views Counter: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.
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 WP Views Counter WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, potentially enabling unauthorized 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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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Confirm WP Views Counter plugin is installedAccess WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for 'Views Counter' or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for the views-counter folderAffected if Plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, click on the plugin to view its version details, or open the main plugin file (e.g., views-counter.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment blockAffected if Version is older than the latest patched version available from the WordPress plugin repository
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Examine plugin security level settingsNavigate to the plugin settings page in WordPress admin (typically under Settings > Views Counter or similar) and locate any access control, permission, or security level configuration optionsAffected if Security level or access control is configured to allow users with insufficient privileges to access restricted functionality
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Test for unauthorized access capabilityUsing a lower-privileged user account (e.g., Editor or Author), attempt to access plugin admin pages directly via URL or submit plugin-related actions that should require administrator privilegesAffected if Lower-privileged users can successfully perform actions or access pages that should be restricted to administrators
Environment is affected if WP Views Counter plugin is active, runs an unpatched version, AND has misconfigured access control settings that permit unauthorized users to access privileged functionality
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 dataUpdate to the latest version of WP Views Counter when available. Until then, restrict admin-level access to the plugin settings and consider disabling the plugin if not actively used.
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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-2025-66130 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.
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- 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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