Smart Maintenance Mode < 1.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00287 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Smart Maintenance Mode (Unknown): 1.5.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Smart Maintenance Mode | before 1.5.2 | 1.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Smart Maintenance Mode VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.2 Fixed in 1.5.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:brijeshk89:smart_maintenance_mode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | brijeshk89 |
- cpe:2.3:a:brijeshk89:smart_maintenance_mode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·brijeshk89
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Smart Maintenance Mode (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12683
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2mr-q8jv-5635
References
More brijeshk89 Smart Maintenance Mode vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11763 Smart Maintenance Mode < 1.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-12683 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12683 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2mr-q8jv-5635 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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