Countdown Timer block – Display the event's date into a timer. <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure

4.3
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2024-10669
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 8, 2024
Last Updated November 9, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci

Description

The Countdown Timer block – Display the event&#039;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.

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Vulnerability Details for Countdown Timer block – Display the event&#039;s date into a timer.

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug countdown-time (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.2.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.4
Patched Version
  • 1.2.5

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