Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
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
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-2023-4000
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm47-x34m-3qm3
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-2022-04543 Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-4000 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4000 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pm47-x34m-3qm3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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