High severity · published Dec 26, 2019
CVE-2019-19979
A flaw in the WordPress plugin, WP Maintenance before 5.0.6, allowed attackers to enable a vulnerable site's maintenance mode and inject malicious code affecting site visitors
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw in the WordPress plugin, WP Maintenance before 5.0.6, allowed attackers to enable a vulnerable site's maintenance mode and inject malicious code affecting site visitors. There was CSRF with resultant XSS.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WM
WP Maintenance · WP Maintenance Project
before 5.0.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19979
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19979
Exploit
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9954
Exploit
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/high-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-maintenance-plugin/
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