CVE-2016-15040

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

The Kento Post View Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'kento_pvc_geo' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published10/16/2024

Last Modified12/23/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

kentothemes:kento-post-view-counter

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kento-post-view-counter/trunk/index.php#L216(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/525b466d-137a-467b-8b49-e51393a73866?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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