WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-1477 Deferred

Easy Maintenance Mode: Sensitive information exposure

Easy Maintenance Mode is affected by sensitive information exposure. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Easy Maintenance Mode
Plugin slug
easy-maintenance-mode-coming-soon
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 20, 2024
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

This CVE was published Mar 20, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Easy Maintenance Mode to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Easy Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 via the REST API. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to obtain post and page content via REST API thus bypassign the protection provided by the plugin.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources