Countdown manipulation via missing AJAX nonce validation
Published Aug 31, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
CSRF in Plugin Builders Waiting: One-click countdowns 0.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or delete countdowns via forged requests. The plugin's state-changing AJAX actions accept requests without correct nonce validation, allowing forged requests to create or delete timers. Exploitation requires an authenticated site administrator to be induced to submit the request, and the resulting changes are limited to plugin countdown data.
Summary
What happened
CSRF in Plugin Builders Waiting: One-click countdowns 0.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or delete countdowns via forged requests. The plugin's state-changing AJAX actions accept requests without correct nonce validation, allowing forged requests to create or delete timers. Exploitation requires an authenticated site administrator to be induced to submit the request, and the resulting changes are limited to plugin countdown data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-4000
- Published
- Aug 31, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Plugin Builders
- Product
- Waiting: One-click countdowns
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 31, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=0.6.2
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