Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw can let anyone bypass the Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode screen on affected WordPress sites and view content the site owner expected to keep hidden. It does not imply account takeover or site modification, but it can expose unpublished pages, launch content, or operational information.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority confidentiality issue. Escalate if the affected site contains unreleased products, private customer material, sensitive staging content, or operational details hidden behind maintenance mode.
Technical view
CVE-2024-1136 is a CWE-862 unauthorized access issue in the WordPress Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode plugin. Sources attribute it to an improper URL check in wpsm_coming_soon_redirect, affecting versions up to and including 2.2.1, with CVSS 3.1 score 5.3.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using this specific plugin with coming-soon or maintenance mode enabled. The bundle’s structured affected-version field is incomplete, but the CVE description and Wordfence title identify versions through 2.2.1.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and KEV is false. The vulnerability is remotely reachable, unauthenticated, low complexity, and affects confidentiality only by bypassing intended access gating.
Researcher notes
Primary evidence identifies an authorization bypass caused by URL-check logic in redirect.php. The source bundle does not provide exploit details, a named fixed version, or evidence of in-the-wild exploitation. Version metadata should be validated against vendor or plugin repository records.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for this plugin and version.
- Check vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for a fixed release.
- Upgrade if a vendor-confirmed fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no fixed version is available.
- Use server-side access controls for sensitive staging or launch content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed and active.
- Record the installed plugin version on each WordPress site.
- Verify whether maintenance or coming-soon mode protects sensitive content.
- Perform a controlled unauthenticated check that protected content remains blocked.
- Review web logs for unexpected anonymous access during maintenance periods.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
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