CVE-2026-97347: Post Views Stats Counter (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Post Views Stats Counter (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kazukiyanamotoPost Views Stats Counter | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should monitor the vendor's channels for updates. Until a fix is released, consider disabling the plugin or restricting access to affected pages to trusted users only. Avoid relying on the plugin's built-in input filtering as it is insufficient to prevent exploitation.
Description
The Post Views Stats Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User-Agent Header in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The plugin's only input filter is a substring blacklist for known bot signatures (e.g. 'bot', 'spider', 'crawler'), which can be trivially bypassed by crafting a User-Agent payload that omits those strings.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/086a8577-eb23-4e05-8ff6-7bbfef62d25c?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-views-stats-counter/tags/1.1.7/manage/admin.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-views-stats-counter/tags/1.1.7/manage/admin.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-views-stats-counter/tags/1.1.7/wp_pvscounter.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-views-stats-counter/tags/1.1.7/wp_pvscounter.php (opens in a new tab)