Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Missing Authorization

2022-12-23 00:00
Marco Wotschka

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected Version<= 0.6.2
CVSS6.3Medium
CVECVE-2023-3999
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Vulnerability Overview

The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on its AJAX calls in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to create and delete countdowns as well as manipulate other plugin settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

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