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CVE-2019-19979

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
December 26, 2019
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-352
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wp_maintenance_project wp_maintenance — Before 5.0.6

References

  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9954 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/high-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-maintenance-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record