CVE-2020-36707
The Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.57.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.57. This is due to confusing logic functions missing or having incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain and perform otherwise unauthorized access and actions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- wpconcern/nifty coming soon \& maintenance mode page
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://jetpack.com/features/security/library/nifty-coming-soon-and-under-construction-page-plugin/Product
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa47a464-af97-43bc-b6cb-75a08ce3ece7Third Party Advisory
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-coming-soon-maintenance-mode-page-cross-site-request-forgery-1-57/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59278214-b0ce-44bf-8d8f-265c5c50006a?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- https://jetpack.com/features/security/library/nifty-coming-soon-and-under-construction-page-plugin/Product
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa47a464-af97-43bc-b6cb-75a08ce3ece7Third Party Advisory
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-coming-soon-maintenance-mode-page-cross-site-request-forgery-1-57/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59278214-b0ce-44bf-8d8f-265c5c50006a?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.