Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-4954
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.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2022-4954
- cpe:2.3:a:plugin:waiting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4954
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 20 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-4954
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
1.7
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2.7
|
NIST | |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
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2.7
|
Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-4954
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security@wordfence.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2022-4954
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/waiting/trunk/waiting.php?rev=2826039
waiting.php in waiting/trunk – WordPress Plugin RepositoryProduct
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ef5b0de-0b8b-4286-86ea-6dca0dbc1a52?source=cve
Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site ScriptingThird Party Advisory
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