Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Countdown name in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pluginbuilders | Waiting: One-click countdowns | up to 0.6.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Waiting: One-click countdowns Vendorpluginbuilders Affected up to 0.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:plugin:waiting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.6.2 | Vulnerable | pluginbuilders |
- cpe:2.3:a:plugin:waiting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·pluginbuilders
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4954
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pgc-4ghm-q2mf
References
More pluginbuilders Waiting vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-13177 SQL injection in Waiting: One-click Countdowns WordPress Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-02581 Missing authorization in pluginbuilders Waiting: One-click countdowns CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2023-03713 Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Missing Authorization CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2023-03714 Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-4954 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4954 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pgc-4ghm-q2mf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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