CVE-2024-2017

Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.7.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection

Published Jun 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the conditionsRow and switchCountdown functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject PHP Objects and modify the status of countdowns.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-26987 The Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the conditionsRow and switchCountdown functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject PHP Objects and modify the status of countdowns.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00164}

epss

{'score': 0.00175}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00128}

epss

{'score': 0.00164}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:26 PM
Reserved
Feb 29, 2024, 2:59 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 6, 2024, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:23 AM