WordPress Coming Soon Countdown Plugin Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Coming Soon Countdown plugin, affecting versions through 2.2. This issue arises from improper input neutralization during web page generation, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that could be executed when users visit the affected site.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for reflected cross-site scripting, where an attacker can inject malicious scripts that are executed in the context of the user's browser.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to a version of the Coming Soon Countdown plugin later than 2.2. For those using WordPress, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch that automatically mitigates this vulnerability. This vPatch blocks attacks until an official fix can be safely applied.