PT-2023-27196 · WordPress · The Waiting

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-08-31 · Updated 2023-09-01 · CVE-2023-3999

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 0.6.2

Description The issue is related to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on AJAX calls. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to create and delete countdowns, as well as manipulate other plugin settings.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 0.6.2, update to a version that includes the necessary capability checks on AJAX calls to prevent authorization bypass.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-3999

Affected Products

The Waiting

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3999 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3999 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/waiting/trunk/waiting.php?rev=2826039 · Patch
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69522 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/293070c8-783f-404d-9250-392713703ce4?source=cve · Note