CVE-2022-29420 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Adam Skaat Countdown & Clock (WordPress plugin) countdown-builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Countdown & Clock (WordPress plugin): from n/a through 2.3.2.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Edmonsoft	Countdown Builder

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:edmonsoft:countdown_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/countdown-builder/wordpress-countdown-clock-plugin-2-3-1-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-05-06T16:53:30.706Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:41.290Z

Reserved: 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-29420

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T06:17:55.023Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-06T17:15:09.157

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:59:02.860

Link: CVE-2022-29420

Redhat

No data.

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