CVE-2023-3999 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-3999: Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Missing Authorization

Vendor Pluginbuilders
Product Waiting: One-click countdowns
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published August 31, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on its AJAX calls in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to create and delete countdowns as well as manipulate other plugin settings.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 31, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated