What is CVE-2023-2757?

CVE-2023-2757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Plugin Waiting, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-2757?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2757 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Plugin Waiting

CVE-2023-2757

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Plugin Waiting
Pluginbuilders Waiting: One-click Countdowns — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Issue Tracking)
security@wordfence.com (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2757?: CVE-2023-2757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Plugin Waiting, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-2757?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2757 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.