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CVE-2019-25139: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress (CVE-2019-25139) contains a vulnerability to unauthenticated settings reset in versions up to and including 1.8.1. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 6, 2023, affecting the WordPress plugin that allows users to create maintenance mode and coming soon pages (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing capability checks in the ~/functions/data-reset-post.php file. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) by NIST and 6.5 (Medium) by Wordfence. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a plugin settings reset, potentially disrupting the website's maintenance mode or coming soon page configurations (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was addressed in subsequent versions after 1.8.1. Users are advised to update their Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode plugin to the latest version. The fix was implemented through patches as evidenced in the WordPress plugin repository (WordPress Plugins).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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