CVE-2018-20155 describes an access control bypass vulnerability in the WP Maintenance Mode plugin prior to version 2.0.7 for WordPress, specifically affecting the designmodo wp_maintenance_mode product. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) allows authenticated subscriber users to modify plugin settings, bypassing intended restrictions. The attack vector is network-based with low complexity and no user interaction required, potentially leading to a low impact on integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:designmodo:wp_maintenance_mode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.