What is CVE-2020-36707?

CVE-2020-36707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hookandhook Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page Under Construction, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-36707?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36707 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Hookandhook Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page Under Construction

CVE-2020-36707

The Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.57. This is due to confusing logic functions missing or having incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain and perform otherwise unauthorized access and actions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-06-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59278214-b0ce-44bf-8d8f-265c5… (Third Party Advisory)
jetpack.com/features/security/library/nifty-coming-soon-and-under-construction-… (Product)
wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa47a464-af97-43bc-b6cb-75a08ce3ece7 (Third Party Advisory)
www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-coming-soon-maintenance-m… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36707?: CVE-2020-36707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hookandhook Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page Under Construction, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-36707?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36707 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.