CVE-2024-10631: Countdown Timer <= 1.0.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Description

The Countdown Timer for WordPress Block Editor WordPress plugin through 1.0.5 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-10631

Problem Types

CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affected Products

Vendor: Unknown

Product: Countdown Timer for WordPress Block Editor

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 7.56% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10631
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b153fb5e-7df2-491b-b61b-6f90314c7b04/

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