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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-36752
CVE-2020-36752:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 1.57) contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-36752. The vulnerability was discovered in the save_meta_box() function due to missing or incorrect nonce validation (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper nonce validation in the save_meta_box() function. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to save meta boxes via forged requests, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions like clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to version 1.58 or later of the Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page plugin to address this vulnerability (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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