Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Missing Authorization
Priority LOW 28CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on its AJAX calls in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to create and delete countdowns as well as manipulate other plugin settings.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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-2023-3999
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3744-v8vp-h2jq
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-2023-03714 Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2022-04543 Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-3999 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-3999 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3744-v8vp-h2jq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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