Description

WordPress Plugin Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode-Coming Soon Page is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently disable the website by enabling the plugin's maintenance mode. WordPress Plugin Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode-Coming Soon Page version 1.87 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2018/11/27/developer-of-wordpress-security-plugin-fails-to-implement-basic-security-checks-in-another-of-their-plugins/

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Plugin Log HTTP Requests Cross-Site Scripting (1.3.1)

Roundcube Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2020-18670)

WordPress Plugin YOP Poll Cross-Site Scripting (6.0.2)

WordPress Plugin All-in-One Addons for Elementor-WidgetKit Cross-Site Scripting (2.4.3)

OpenSSL Cryptographic Issues Vulnerability (CVE-2009-3555)

Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass