Vulnerability · Published Nov 9, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-10669Countdown Timer block – Display the event's date into a timer. <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Countdown Timer Block – Animated Countdown for Events or Launches from bplugins. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Countdown Timer block – Display the event's date into a timer. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 via the [ctb] shortcode due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract data from password protected, private, or draft posts that they should not have access to.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bplugins | Countdown Timer Block – Animated Countdown for Events or Launches | 0 – through 1.2.4 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N