CVE-2023-4000 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-4000: Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Vendor Pluginbuilders
Product Waiting: One-click countdowns
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published August 31, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Waiting: One-click countdowns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on its AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create and delete countdowns, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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