What is CVE-2023-2159?

CVE-2023-2159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Niteo Cmp – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin By Niteothemes, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-2159?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2159 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Niteo Cmp – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin By Niteothemes

CVE-2023-2159

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 setti…

EPSS: 0.002 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Niteo Cmp – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin By Niteothemes — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2159?: CVE-2023-2159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Niteo Cmp – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin By Niteothemes, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-2159?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2159 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.