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CVE-2021-24957: Advanced Page Visit Counter < 6.1.6 - Subscriber+ Blind SQL injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Advanced Page Visit Counter WordPress plugin before 6.1.6 does not escape the artID parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the apvc_reset_count_art AJAX action, available to any authenticated user, leading to a SQL injection

Affected products

• Advanced Page Visit Counter – Advanced WordPress Visit Counter: before 6.1.6 — fixed in 6.1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Advanced Page Visit Counter – Advanced WordPress Visit Counter 6.1.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a282606f-6abf-4f75-99c9-dab0bea8cc96
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a282606f-6abf-4f75-99c9-dab0bea8cc96

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