CVE-2024-1475: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in awordpresslife Coming Soon Maintenance Mode
The Coming Soon Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain post and page content thus bypassing the protection provided by the plugin.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-1475 describes an improper access control vulnerability in the Coming Soon Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress by awordpresslife. The issue exists in all versions up to and including 1.0.5 and allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve post and page content through the plugin's REST API, circumventing the plugin's content protection mechanisms. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-284 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 (medium severity). There is no vendor advisory or patch information provided at this time.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can access sensitive post and page content that the plugin is supposed to protect, leading to sensitive information exposure. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss; integrity and availability are not affected. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the plugin or restricting access to the REST API endpoints it exposes to unauthenticated users as a temporary mitigation.
CVE-2024-1475: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in awordpresslife Coming Soon Maintenance Mode
Description
The Coming Soon Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain post and page content thus bypassing the protection provided by the plugin.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-1475 describes an improper access control vulnerability in the Coming Soon Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress by awordpresslife. The issue exists in all versions up to and including 1.0.5 and allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve post and page content through the plugin's REST API, circumventing the plugin's content protection mechanisms. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-284 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 (medium severity). There is no vendor advisory or patch information provided at this time.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can access sensitive post and page content that the plugin is supposed to protect, leading to sensitive information exposure. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss; integrity and availability are not affected. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the plugin or restricting access to the REST API endpoints it exposes to unauthenticated users as a temporary mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-13T17:00:28.586Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d31b7ef31ef0b56ed35
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:17 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:39:53 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 4:57:02 PM
Views: 11
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