CVE-2019-19979 describes a critical vulnerability in the WP Maintenance WordPress plugin prior to version 5.0.6, affecting wp_maintenance_project. This flaw allowed unauthenticated attackers to activate maintenance mode and inject malicious code via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) combined with Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability for site visitors. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for severe impact necessitates patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
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