XSS in Brijeshk89 Smart Maintenance Mode
CVE-2024-12683
The Smart Maintenance Mode WordPress plugin before 1.5.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Brijeshk89 Smart Maintenance Mode
- Smart Maintenance Mode — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/1569ee00-56c3-4a1b-940e-e0256a748675/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12683?
- CVE-2024-12683 is a low-severity vulnerability in Brijeshk89 Smart Maintenance Mode, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12683?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.