Vulnerability in Countdown Timer Block Could Allow Access to Private Posts
CVE-2024-10669

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Countdown Timer Block – Display The Event's Date Into A Timer.
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 November 2024

Summary

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 Version(s)

Countdown Timer block – Display the event&#039;s date into a timer. * <= 1.2.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/co...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Francesco Carlucci
.