CVE-2022-0601
Countdown & Clock < 2.2.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2022 at 02:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCountdown , Coming Soon , Maintenance Countdown & Clock
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
The Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance WordPress plugin before 2.2.9 does not sanitize and escape the post parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 2.2.9
Affected range stops below 2.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2679245x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ec62eae-2072-4098-8f77-b22d61a89cbfCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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