CVE-2024-12589: Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce <= 2.19.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via Countdown Timer

Published Mar 12, 2025
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Updated

The Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the countdown timer in all versions up to, and including, 2.19.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Finale Lite Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce<=2.19.0
XLPlugins Finale Wordpress<2.20.0

Event History

Mar 12, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-12589?

CVE-2024-12589 has a medium severity due to the possibility of stored DOM-based cross-site scripting attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-12589?

To fix CVE-2024-12589, update the Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce plugin to version 2.19.1 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2024-12589?

All users running the Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce plugin version 2.19.0 or earlier are affected by CVE-2024-12589.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-12589?

CVE-2024-12589 is a Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

5

What could an attacker do with CVE-2024-12589?

An attacker could exploit CVE-2024-12589 to execute malicious scripts in the context of the user's browser.

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