CVE-2023-2159 (GCVE-0-2023-2159)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-09 05:33
Modified
2026-04-08 17:15
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Summary
The CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Maintenance Mode Bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. A correct cmp_bypass GET parameter in the URL (equal to the md5-hashed home_url in the default setting) allows users to visit a site placed in maintenance mode thus bypassing the plugin's provided feature.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
niteo CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes Version: 0   ≤ 4.1.7
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