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TI-2022-00518 Aliases CVE-2022-0601GHSA-pwvg-hxqm-4mh2

Countdown & Clock < 2.2.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance WordPress plugin before 2.2.9 does not sanitize and escape the post parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00876 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock (Unknown): 2.2.9

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownCountdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock2.2.9 to before 2.2.92.2.9Patch availableCNA
  • Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock VendorUnknown Affected 2.2.9 to before 2.2.9 Fixed in 2.2.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:edmonsoft:countdown\,_coming_soon\,_maintenance_-_countdown_\&_clock:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.2.9VulnerableAdam Skaat
  • cpe:2.3:a:edmonsoft:countdown\,_coming_soon\,_maintenance_-_countdown_\&_clock:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.9 Vulnerable ·Adam Skaat

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0601
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwvg-hxqm-4mh2

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Sources

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