Unauthorized Post Publication Vulnerability in HurryTimer Plugin
CVE-2024-8667

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Hurrytimer – An Scarcity And Urgency Countdown Timer For WordPress & WooCommerce
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 October 2024

Summary

The HurryTimer plugin for WordPress & WooCommerce has a significant vulnerability that exposes the system to unauthorized post publication. This security flaw arises due to a missing capability check within the activateCampaign() function, affecting all versions up to and including 2.10.0. As a result, authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can publish arbitrary posts, including those pending review or saved in draft by site administrators. This poses a serious risk to content integrity and overall website security.

Affected Version(s)

HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce * <= 2.10.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hurrytimer/tru...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3173213/hurr...

CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Craig Smith
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