WordPress Post Hit Counter plugin <= 1.3.2 - Broken Access Control

4.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hugh Lashbrooke Post Hit Counter allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post Hit Counter: from n/a through 1.3.2.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Cat (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/post-hit-counter/vulnerability/wordpress-post-hit-counter-plugin-1-3-2-broken-access-control?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Hugh Lashbrooke

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Affected Software

Post Hit Counter

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: December 13th, 2024

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1531 Account Access Removal

Impact