VDB-193958 · CVE-2021-25042 · GCVE-0-2021-25042

WP Visitor Statistics Plugin up to 5.4 on WordPress AJAX Action updateIpAddress cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WP Visitor Statistics Plugin up to 5.4 on WordPress. The affected element is the function updateIpAddress of the component AJAX Action Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-25042. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Visitor Statistics Plugin up to 5.4 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function updateIpAddress of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was presented 02/28/2022. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-25042 since 01/14/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

WP Visitor Statistics Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Visitor Statistics Plugin 5.5

Timelineinfo

01/14/2021 🔍
02/28/2022 +410 days 🔍
02/28/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/06/2026 +1467 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-25042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-25042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-193958

Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2022 13:43
Updated: 03/06/2026 20:50
Changes: 02/28/2022 13:43 (41), 03/03/2022 13:04 (1), 03/06/2026 20:50 (33)
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