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CVE-2020-6167 (GCVE-0-2020-6167)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-09 18:09 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:55
VLAI Previdian
Summary
A flaw in the WordPress plugin, Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode through 2.10, allows a CSRF attack to enable maintenance mode, inject XSS, modify several important settings, or include remote files as a logo.
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:R
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2020-01-08 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: a1f7be5e-ea0e-4c69-9aec-6cb671f770ae

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-6167

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-01-08 11:25 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-01-08
Asserted: 2020-01-08
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: A flaw in the WordPress plugin, Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode through 2.10, allows a CSRF attack to enable maintenance mode, inject... | Affected: WordPress / Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode plugin | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.0073 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title A flaw in the WordPress plugin, Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode through 2.10, allows a CSRF attack to enable maintenance mode, inject...
Vendor WordPress
Product Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode plugin
Added Date 2020-01-08T11:25:14.000Z
Cvss Score 8.8
Epss Score 0.0073
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile 0.71439
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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