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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
PR:H due to admin access required; UI:R; scope changed.
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in regolithsjk Elegant Visitor Counter allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Elegant Visitor Counter: from n/a through 3.1.
AnalysisAI
Stored cross-site scripting in Elegant Visitor Counter plugin for WordPress up to version 3.1 allows authenticated users with high privileges (e.g., administrators) to inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified, and EPSS score is low (0.04%).
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in the Elegant Visitor Counter WordPress plugin, which tracks and displays visitor counts. The plugin fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before storing it in the database and later rendering it in web pages, allowing injection of arbitrary JavaScript. The CWE-79 classification indicates improper neutralization of input during web page generation. The affected product is identified via CPE as a WordPress plugin, and the vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.1.
RemediationAI
Update the Elegant Visitor Counter plugin to version 3.2 or later, which contains the fix. No workaround is available; upgrading is the only recommended action. The vendor advisory provides the patch details.
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EUVD-2025-17192