CVE-2023-2159
CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance <= 4.1.7 - Maintenance Mode Bypass
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Maintenance Mode Bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. A correct cmp_bypass GET parameter in the URL (equal to the md5-hashed home_url in the default setting) allows users to visit a site placed in maintenance mode thus bypassing the plugin's provided feature.
| CWE | CWE-284 |
| Vendor | niteo |
| Product | cmp – coming soon & maintenance plugin by niteothemes |
| Published | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
niteo / CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes
0 ≤ 4.1.7
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af955f69-b18c-446e-b05e-6a57a5f16dfa?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.6/niteo-cmp.php#L808 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2900571/cmp-coming-soon-maintenance/tags/4.1.8/cmp-advanced.php?old=2873620&old_path=cmp-coming-soon-maintenance%2Ftags%2F4.1.7%2Fcmp-advanced.php
Credits
Marco Wotschka