CVE-2024-0789 describes an IP Address Spoofing vulnerability in the WP Maintenance plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 6.1.9.2. This flaw stems from inadequate IP address validation and reliance on user-supplied HTTP headers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's maintenance mode. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.3 MEDIUM, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and no required privileges or user interaction. The potential impact is limited to information disclosure (bypassing maintenance mode), with no integrity or availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, which is typical for the vast majority of reported vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florent73 | WP Maintenance | >= 0, <= 6.1.9.2CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.