WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 3.0.8 - Author+ Stored XSS via savePost
Description
The plugin does not perform authorization or nonce checks when saving countdown data on post save, and its output-sanitization allowlist permits script tags, allowing users with Author-level access and above to store arbitrary web scripts that execute when the affected content is viewed on the front end or in an administrator session.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Huseyn
Submitter
Huseyn
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-11-11 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-11-04 (about 9 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-11-04 (about 9 days ago)