CVE-2024-8667
HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce <= 2.10.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Publication
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | nlemsieh |
| Product | hurrytimer – an scarcity and urgency countdown timer for wordpress & woocommerce |
| Published | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
nlemsieh / HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce
0 ≤ 2.10.0
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a8eda88-c45a-4867-b427-d63b586e6de3?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hurrytimer/trunk/includes/Admin.php#L568 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3173213/hurrytimer/trunk/includes/Admin.php?contextall=1
Credits
Craig Smith