CVE-2022-4954

low-risk
Published 2023-10-20

The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Countdown name in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Waiting

Affected Vendors

Plugin

References (4)

Product https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/waiting/trunk/waiting.php?rev=2826039
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ef5b0de-0b8b-4286-86e...
Product https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/waiting/trunk/waiting.php?rev=2826039
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ef5b0de-0b8b-4286-86e...
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal