Plugins · wpecounter · data as of 2026-11-04
Is WP Views Counter safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.1.3
- Last updated
- 2025-12-19
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 6.9.11 · PHP 7.0+
Fast, lightweight post views counter. Display views in admin, blocks or shortcodes — no tracking scripts required. — by etruel
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.1.3). Anything older than 2.1.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wpecounter --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wpecounter updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.3 CVE-2025-66130 · published 2025-12-16
Missing authorization check in WP Views Counter (2.1.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.1.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.1.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
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.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-49859 · published 2025-06-17
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Views Counter (2.0.3 and older)
- Affected
- 2.0.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.0.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in etruel WP Views Counter wpecounter allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Views Counter: from n/a through <= 2.0.3.
Recent activity
- 2025-12-19 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.1.3).
- 2025-12-16 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-66130), fixed in 2.1.3.
- 2025-06-17 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-49859), fixed in 2.0.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by etruel (3 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wpecounter (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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