CVE-2022-0601

MEDIUM
Published Mar 14, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 14, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance WordPress plugin before 2.2.9 does not sanitize and escape the post parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
edmonsoftcountdown\,_coming_soon\,_maintenance_-_countdown_\&_clock* <2.2.9

References 2

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2679245
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ec62eae-2072-4098-8f77-b22d61a89cbf
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2679245
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ec62eae-2072-4098-8f77-b22d61a89cbf
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory