Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects PHP Visit Counter 0.4 and earlier. A public-facing vulnerable installation could let a remote attacker manipulate database queries through the datespan parameter in read.php. The sources do not provide CVSS, vendor patch details, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize discovery on legacy public websites. If PHP Visit Counter is present and internet-facing, treat remediation as urgent because the described impact reaches the database layer, even though active exploitation is not confirmed.
Technical view
The CVE describes SQL injection in read.php during a read action, where the datespan parameter is not safely handled. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary SQL commands against the application database. Public exploit information is referenced, but the bundle does not confirm affected CPEs, patch availability, or exploitation in the wild.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to legacy websites still running PHP Visit Counter 0.4 or earlier with read.php reachable from untrusted networks. Organizations without an inventory of old PHP counter scripts should treat exposure as uncertain until verified.
Exploitation context
Exploit-DB is listed as a reference, so public exploit information exists. The CVE is not marked as CISA KEV, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. Do not assume exploitation is occurring without additional evidence.
Researcher notes
The bundle names PHP Visit Counter 0.4 and earlier, read.php, read action, and datespan as the vulnerable input. It does not include CVSS, CWE mapping, fixed versions, affected CPEs, or vendor remediation details.
Mitigation direction
- Identify and remove PHP Visit Counter 0.4 or earlier if present.
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for any official fixed release.
- Restrict public access to read.php until remediation is confirmed.
- Replace unsupported legacy counter software with maintained analytics tooling.
- Review database permissions used by the application and reduce unnecessary privileges.
Validation and detection
- Search web roots for PHP Visit Counter files, especially read.php.
- Confirm deployed version if the component is present.
- Review web logs for suspicious read actions using the datespan parameter.
- Verify read.php is no longer publicly reachable after mitigation.
- Check whether the application database user has excessive privileges.
Public sources used
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Database behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 5703CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- phpvisitcounter-read-sql-injection(42789)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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CWE details
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