CVE-2023-2159
CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance <= 4.1.7 - Maintenance Mode Bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Jun 9, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 18, 2023
Description
The CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Maintenance Mode Bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. A correct cmp_bypass GET parameter in the URL (equal to the md5-hashed home_url in the default setting) allows users to visit a site placed in maintenance mode thus bypassing the plugin's provided feature.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemesniteo |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af955f69-b18c-446e-b05e-6a57a5f16dfa?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.6/niteo-cmp.php#L808
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2900571/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.8/cmp-advanced.php?old=2873620&old_path=cmp-coming-soon-maintenance%2Ftags%2F4.1.7%2Fcmp-advanced.php
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