Maintenance Mode <= 3.0.1 - Information Exposure

2024-03-04 00:00

Francesco Carlucci

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.0.2

Affected PluginMaintenance Mode

Affected Version<= 3.0.1

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-1478

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Vulnerability Overview

The Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain post and page content via API thus bypassing the content protection provided by the plugin.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.0.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1478 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/36def628-e09e-4da0-ab14-35aefcb67f73

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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