Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw can let outsiders read WordPress posts and pages that the Acurax maintenance-mode plugin was meant to hide. The business risk is premature disclosure of unpublished, staged, or sensitive site content while maintenance mode is active.
Executive priority
Treat this as a medium-priority confidentiality issue. It is unlikely to cause system takeover, but it can expose private launch, maintenance, or staging content to unauthenticated visitors.
Technical view
CVE-2024-1476 is an information exposure issue in Under Construction / Maintenance Mode from Acurax for WordPress, reported for versions up to and including 2.6. Unauthenticated REST API access can bypass the plugin's maintenance-mode protection and expose post or page contents. CVSS is 5.3, CWE-284.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on public WordPress sites using this plugin at version 2.6 or earlier, especially when maintenance mode is active and site content is assumed hidden.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The CVSS vector indicates network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, with limited confidentiality impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, Wordfence reference, and WordPress plugin listing. The provided data does not name a fixed version or confirmed exploitation. Validate exposure defensively and avoid assuming all hidden WordPress content is protected by this plugin.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Acurax maintenance-mode plugin and installed version.
- Check vendor, WordPress.org, and Wordfence guidance for a fixed version or removal advice.
- Do not rely on maintenance mode to protect confidential pages or posts.
- Remove or restrict sensitive content from affected sites until exposure is resolved.
- Disable or replace the plugin if no vendor-supported fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Identify sites running Under Construction / Maintenance Mode from Acurax version 2.6 or earlier.
- Confirm whether maintenance mode is active on each affected site.
- Review unauthenticated REST API behavior for unintended post or page visibility.
- Check access logs for unusual unauthenticated REST API requests during maintenance windows.
- Document affected URLs and content sensitivity for remediation prioritization.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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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: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
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