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FKIE_CVE-2020-6168

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-01-09 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:22
Severity
7.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Summary
A flaw in the WordPress plugin, Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode through 2.10, allows authenticated users with basic access to enable and disable maintenance-mode settings (impacting the availability and confidentiality of a vulnerable site, along with the integrity of the setting).
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode/#developersRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10008Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode-coming-soon-page-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/plugins/minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode/#developersRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10008Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode-coming-soon-page-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
webfactoryltd minimal_coming_soon_\&_maintenance_mode *
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