CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2024-8667
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
0.34%
WordPress
Original NVD Description
The HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized post publication due to a missing capability check on the activateCampaign() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to publish arbitrary posts like ones they have submitted for review, or a site administrator has in draft.