Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-4000
The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on its AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create and delete countdowns, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2023-4000
- cpe:2.3:a:plugin:waiting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-4000
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 33 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-4000
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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1.4
|
NIST | |
6.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
2.8
|
3.4
|
Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-4000
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The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.Assigned by: security@wordfence.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-4000
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/waiting/trunk/waiting.php?rev=2826039
waiting.php in waiting/trunk – WordPress Plugin RepositoryPatch
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ffba592-6d0d-408f-89fa-079066750b0a?source=cve
Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Cross-Site Request ForgeryThird Party Advisory
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