CVE-2023-3356: Subscribers Text Counter < 1.7.1 - Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-08-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Subscribers Text Counter WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack, which also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping

Affected products

Subscribers Text Counter: before 1.7.1 — fixed in 1.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Subscribers Text Counter 1.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/93faad5b-e1e8-4e49-b19e-b91343d68b51
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/93faad5b-e1e8-4e49-b19e-b91343d68b51

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