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TI-2023-03714 Aliases CVE-2023-4000GHSA-pm47-x34m-3qm3

Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Priority LOW 27CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
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-352.

Summary

The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on its AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create and delete countdowns, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00215 11th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
pluginbuildersWaiting: One-click countdownsup to 0.6.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Waiting: One-click countdowns Vendorpluginbuilders Affected up to 0.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:plugin:waiting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 0.6.2Vulnerablepluginbuilders
  • 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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4000
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm47-x34m-3qm3

References

  • 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-2022-04543 Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources