Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-19979
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2019-19979
- cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-19979
0.20%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 42 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-19979
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H |
2.8
|
5.3
|
MITRE | |
|
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-19979
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-19979
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https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/high-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-maintenance-plugin/
High Severity Vulnerability Patched in WP Maintenance PluginExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9954
WP Maintenance <= 5.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site ScriptingExploit;Third Party Advisory
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