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. There was CSRF with resultant XSS.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9954	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/high-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-maintenance-plugin/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-12-25 19:15

Updated : 2020-08-24 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2019-19979

Mitre link : CVE-2019-19979

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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Products Affected

wp_maintenance_project

wp_maintenance

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