CVE-2022-0601

Countdown & Clock <= 2.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

6.1

CVSS Score

6.1

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.2.9

Patched in

701d

Time to patch

Description

The Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance WordPress plugin before 2.2.9 does not sanitize and escape the post parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.2.9

PublishedFebruary 21, 2022

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected plugincountdown-builder

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38191721-8d5d-4a13-8271-c7ca96c3f6b8?source=api-prod

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