What is CVE-2024-1476?

CVE-2024-1476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acurax Under Construction \/ Maintenance Mode, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-1476?

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

Is CVE-2024-1476 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Acurax Under Construction \/ Maintenance Mode

CVE-2024-1476

The Under Construction / Maintenance Mode from Acurax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain the contents of posts and pages when maintenance mode is active thus bypassing the protection provided by the plugin.

EPSS: 0.005 (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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1476?: CVE-2024-1476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acurax Under Construction \/ Maintenance Mode, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-1476?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1476 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.