HurryTimer โ€“ An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce <= 2.10.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Publication

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-8667
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 23, 2024
Last Updated October 24, 2024
Researcher Webbernaut

Description

The HurryTimer โ€“ An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized post publication due to a missing capability check on the activateCampaign() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to publish arbitrary posts like ones they have submitted for review, or a site administrator has in draft.

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Vulnerability Details for HurryTimer โ€“ An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug hurrytimer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.11.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.10.0
Patched Version
  • 2.11.0

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