CVE-2022-0601 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance WordPress plugin prior to version 2.2.9. This flaw arises from insufficient sanitization and escaping of the 'post' parameter before its output on an administrative page. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), it can be exploited with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:edmonsoft:countdown\,_coming_soon\,_maintenance_-_countdown_\&_clock:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.