CVE-2023-3999

Published Aug 31, 2023

Last updated a year ago

CVSS medium 4.3

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: security@wordfence.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.3
Impact score: 1.4
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-862

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:plugin:waiting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "E719F69E-20BF-46D4-A862-E84F6CA72723",
            "versionEndIncluding": "0.6.2"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References