SQL injection in Waiting: One-click Countdowns WordPress Plugin
Priority HIGH 73CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Waiting: One-click Countdowns WordPress Plugin, version <= 0.6.2, is affected by an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the pbc_down[meta][id] parameter of the pbc_save_downs action.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00872 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Waiting: One-click Countdowns WordPress Plugin | up to 0.6.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Waiting: One-click Countdowns WordPress Plugin Vendor— 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-2023-28659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h4q-7v83-2cp6
References
More pluginbuilders Waiting vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2022-04543 Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-28659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5h4q-7v83-2cp6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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