CVE-2021-34636

Countdown and CountUp, WooCommerce Sales Timer <= 1.5.7 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Countdown and CountUp, WooCommerce Sales Timers WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the save_theme function found in the ~/includes/admin/coundown_theme_page.php file due to a missing nonce check which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.5.7.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Update plugin to version 1.5.8 or newer.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: WpDevArt Countdown and CountUp, WooCommerce Sales Timers
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-34636 third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605523/countdown-wpdevart-extended/trunk/includes/admin/coundown_theme_page.php third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-34636?
CVE-2021-34636 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-34636?
To fix CVE-2021-34636: Update plugin to version 1.5.8 or newer.
Is CVE-2021-34636 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-34636 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-34636?
CVE-2021-34636 affects WpDevArt Countdown and CountUp, WooCommerce Sales Timers.
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