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6.1

Smart Maintenance Mode Plugin Allows Admins to Inject Malicious Code

CVE-2024-12682 · published 1 year ago
Summary

The Smart Maintenance Mode WordPress plugin has a security issue that allows administrators to inject malicious code into the website, even when security settings are in place. This could lead to unauthorized actions and potentially compromise the website's security. To fix this, update the plugin to version 1.5.2 or later.

What to do
  • Update brijeshk89 smart_maintenance_mode to version 1.5.2 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
brijeshk89 smart_maintenance_mode < 1.5.2
cpe:2.3:a:brijeshk89:smart_maintenance_mode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Original advisory text
The Smart Maintenance Mode WordPress plugin before 1.5.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripti...
The Smart Maintenance Mode WordPress plugin before 1.5.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
6.1 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published25 Mar 2025
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-12682 · NVD
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