Counter Box < 1.2.1 - Arbitrary Counter Activation/Deactivation via CSRF
Priority LOW 39CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Counter Box WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 is lacking CSRF check when activating and deactivating counters, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such actions via CSRF attacks
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00531 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Counter Box – WordPress plugin for countdown, timer, counter (Unknown): 1.2.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Counter Box – WordPress plugin for countdown, timer, counter | 1.2.1 to before 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Counter Box – WordPress plugin for countdown, timer, counter VendorUnknown Affected 1.2.1 to before 1.2.1 Fixed in 1.2.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:counter_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Wow-Company |
- cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:counter_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Wow-Company
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Counter Box – WordPress plugin for countdown, timer, counter (Unknown) Fixed in 1.2.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp8p-fcqc-823w
References
More Wow-Company Counter Box vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02217 Multiple Plugins from Wow-Company - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-03246 Counter Box < 1.2.4 - Counter Deletion via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.2
- TI-2022-11916 WordPress Counter Box plugin <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-18432 WordPress Counter Box Plugin <= 2.0.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Settings Change vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-12921 Cross-site scripting in Wow-Company Counter Box – Add Countdowns, Timers & Dynamic… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-2245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wp8p-fcqc-823w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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