CVE-2023-2757 is an authorization bypass vulnerability affecting the "Waiting: One-click countdowns" WordPress plugin, versions up to and including 0.6.2. This flaw allows authenticated subscriber-level attackers to bypass capability checks on 'saveLang' functions, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but it can result in partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user accesses an affected page. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plugin:waiting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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