CVE-2024-13864: Countdown Timer <= 1.0 - Reflected XSS

Description

The Countdown Timer WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-13864

Problem Types

CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affected Products

Vendor: Unknown

Product: Countdown Timer

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 7.05% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-09 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13864
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b95b32b6-218a-4d02-b294-ab13458006b2/

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