Vulnerability Report
Plugin High No patch listed CVE-2023-2757

Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Missing Authorization Checks leading to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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.

Quick Answer

CVE-2023-2757 is a high severity with CVSS 7.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Waiting: One-click countdowns. It affects Versions up to 0.6.2 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

Published
May 17, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
waiting
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
No patched release listed
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.
Operator Briefing

CVE-2023-2757 is tracked for the Plugin Waiting: One-click countdowns as high severity with CVSS 7.4. The affected range is Versions up to 0.6.2. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
Not published
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 0.6.2
Tracking ID
CVE-2023-2757
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
CVE CVE-2023-2757
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
Versions up to 0.6.2
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