Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Smart Maintenance Mode Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-12682

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Smart Maintenance Mode
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 March 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Smart Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress, prior to version 1.5.2, has a security flaw that allows high privilege users, such as administrators, to execute stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This vulnerability arises from the plugin's failure to properly sanitize and escape certain settings, potentially compromising site integrity, even in multisite configurations where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.

Affected Version(s)

Smart Maintenance Mode 0 < 1.5.2

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-12682 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79d0a139-0fb3-4a4b-ac33-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dogus Demirkiran
WPScan
.