CVE-2023-2757 json
Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Missing Authorization Checks leading to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2023-05-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-34215
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on 'saveLang' functions in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2. This could lead to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to access functions to save plugin data that can potentially lead to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- pluginbuilders Waiting: One-click countdowns
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38cc5a39-6ec3-4ce9-b9ad-d4ca5dafe9a7?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/waiting/tags/0.6.2/templates/templates.php#L426
issue-tracking
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/waiting/tags/0.6.2/waiting.php#L544
issue-tracking
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2757
- NVD CVE-2023-2757
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