How severe is CVE-2025-2816?

CVE-2025-2816 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-2816 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (22nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-2816?

CVE-2025-2816 affects A3rev Page View Count. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2816?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-2816 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-2816 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-12791.

When was CVE-2025-2816 published?

CVE-2025-2816 was published on 2025-05-01 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-2816

CVE-2025-2816 is a high-severity vulnerability in A3rev Page View Count with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.1. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-862.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.1)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (22nd percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-12791
Weakness: CWE-862
Affected product: A3rev Page View Count
Published: 2025-05-01
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

The Page View Count plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the yellow_message_dontshow() function in versions 2.8.0 to 2.8.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update option values to one on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update an option that would create an error on the site and deny service to legitimate users or be used to set some values to true such as registration.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-2816?: The Page View Count plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the yellow_message_dontshow() function in versions 2.8.0 to 2.8.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update option values to one on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update an option that would create an error on the site and deny service to legitimate users or be used to set some values to true such as registration.
How severe is CVE-2025-2816?: CVE-2025-2816 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-2816 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (22nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-2816?: CVE-2025-2816 affects A3rev Page View Count. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-2816?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-2816 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-2816 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-12791.
When was CVE-2025-2816 published?: CVE-2025-2816 was published on 2025-05-01 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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