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/

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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