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CVE-2024-3481: Counter Box < 1.2.4 - Counter Deletion via CSRF

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.2 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: 2024-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Counter Box WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 does not have CSRF checks in some bulk actions, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins perform unwanted actions, such deleting counters via CSRF attacks

Affected products

• wpcalc Counter Box – Add Countdowns, Timers & Dynamic Counters to WordPress: before 1.2.4 — fixed in 1.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wpcalc Counter Box – Add Countdowns, Timers & Dynamic Counters to WordPress 1.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0c441293-e7f9-4634-8f3a-09925cd2b696/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0c441293-e7f9-4634-8f3a-09925cd2b696/

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