CVE-2024-0789

WP Maintenance <= 6.1.9.2 - IP Spoofing to Maintenance Mode Bypass

Published Jun 19, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.9.2 due to insufficient IP address validation and use of user-supplied HTTP headers as a primary method for IP retrieval. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass maintenance mode.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-16577 The WP Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.9.2 due to insufficient IP address validation and use of user-supplied HTTP headers as a primary method for IP retrieval. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass maintenance mode.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-348
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wp Maintenance Project
Wp Maintenance Project wp Maintenance
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wp Maintenance Project
Wp Maintenance Project wp Maintenance
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:06 PM
Reserved
Jan 22, 2024, 5:44 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 19, 2024, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM