Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.7.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Lucio Sá
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d8fab229-cd6b-45a3-9e80-a03a1704ad3e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/countdown-builder/trunk/classes/Ajax.php#L92
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/countdown-builder/trunk/classes/Ajax.php#L51
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3097588/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096150/
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