CVE-2025-28856: WordPress W3Counter Free Real-Time Web Stats plugin <= 4.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in dangrossman W3Counter Free Real-Time Web Stats blog-stats-by-w3counter allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects W3Counter Free Real-Time Web Stats: from n/a through <= 4.1.

Affected products

dangrossman W3Counter Free Real-Time Web Stats: through 4.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/blog-stats-by-w3counter/vulnerability/wordpress-w3counter-free-real-time-web-stats-plugin-4-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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