CVE-2019-19979

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Published Dec 26, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A flaw in the WordPress plugin, WP Maintenance before 5.0.6, allowed attackers to enable a vulnerable site's maintenance mode and inject malicious code affecting site visitors. There was CSRF with resultant XSS.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-9567	A flaw in the WordPress plugin, WP Maintenance before 5.0.6, allowed attackers to enable a vulnerable site's maintenance mode and inject malicious code affecting site visitors. There was CSRF with resultant XSS.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.630% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9954
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/high-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-maintenance-plugin/

History

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Subscriptions

Wp Maintenance Project Wp Maintenance

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 26, 2019, 2:26 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:32 AM
Reserved: Dec 26, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 26, 2019, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:27 AM

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