Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page <= 1.57 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hookandhook | Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page & Under Construction | up to 1.57 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page & Under Construction Vendorhookandhook Affected up to 1.57 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36707
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7559-xcmh-xmp5
References
Advisory 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59278214-b0ce-44bf-8d8f-265c5c50006a?source=cve
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa47a464-af97-43bc-b6cb-75a08ce3ece7
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-coming-soon-maintenance-mode-page-cross-site-request-forgery-1-57/
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Sources
- CVE-2020-36707 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36707 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7559-xcmh-xmp5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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