Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via setstatus Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Smart Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘setstatus’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brijeshk89 | Smart Maintenance Mode | up to 1.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Smart Maintenance Mode Vendorbrijeshk89 Affected up to 1.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1490
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phff-vmx4-52wr
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ea9ca8ac-e735-4e84-af0f-45d22a8e2124?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-maintenance-mode/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3271906%40smart-maintenance-mode&new=3271906%40smart-maintenance-mode&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More brijeshk89 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11763 Smart Maintenance Mode < 1.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-11862 IP Based Login < 2.4.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-12166 IP Based Login < 2.4.1 - Log Deletion via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2024-11764 Smart Maintenance Mode < 1.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
- TI-2025-36604 WordPress IP Based Login Plugin <= 2.4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2025-31929 WordPress IP Based Login plugin <= 2.4.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-1490 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1490 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phff-vmx4-52wr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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