Countdown Block <= 1.1.1 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2021-24633
CVSS	Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published	August 30, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	apple502j

Description

The Countdown Block WordPress plugin before 1.1.2 does not have authorisation in the eb_write_block_css AJAX action, which allows any authenticated user, such as Subscriber, to modify post contents displayed to users.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	wp-countdown-block (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 1.1.2
Patched Version	1.1.2

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