PT-2022-19594 · Adam Skaat · Countdown & Clock

Re-Alter + 1 · Published 2022-05-06 · Updated 2022-05-16 · CVE-2022-29421

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adam Skaat's Countdown & Clock plugin (affected versions not specified)

Description A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue exists in Adam Skaat's Countdown & Clock plugin on WordPress. The ycd type parameter is vulnerable, allowing for potential exploitation.

Recommendations For Adam Skaat's Countdown & Clock plugin, avoid using the ycd type parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-29421

Affected Products

Countdown & Clock

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29421 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29421 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/42124 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/countdown-builder/wordpress-countdown-clock-plugin-2-3-0-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-builder · Note