CVE-2024-2017
MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the conditionsRow and switchCountdown functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject PHP Objects and modify the status of countdowns.
Affected WordPress components
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Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock Plugin · countdown-builderUp to and including 2.7.8View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- adamskaat Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock — Up to and including 2.7.8
- edmonsoft countdown_builder — Before 2.7.8.1
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/countdown-builder/trunk/classes/Ajax.php#L51 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/countdown-builder/trunk/classes/Ajax.php#L92 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096150/ Patch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3097588/ Patch
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d8fab229-cd6b-45a3-9e80-a03a1704ad3e?source=cve Third Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record