Auth bypass in Adamskaat Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock
CVE-2024-2017
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d8fab229-cd6b-45a3-9e80-a03a1… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/countdown-builder/trunk/classes/Ajax.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/countdown-builder/trunk/classes/Ajax.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3097588/ (Patch)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096150/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-2017?
- CVE-2024-2017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adamskaat Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-2017?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.