CVE-2016-15040

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kento Post View Counter plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.8

Description The issue allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL Injection via the kento pvc geo parameter due to insufficient escaping on the user-supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This enables attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries, which can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.8, consider disabling the kento pvc geo parameter until a patch is available to prevent SQL Injection attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.