NS Maintenance Mode for WP <= 1.3.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority LOW 16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The NS Maintenance Mode for WP WordPress plugin through 1.3.1 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 None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00181 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | NS Maintenance Mode for WP | up to 1.3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NS Maintenance Mode for WP VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10636
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hfm-xmwc-7ffw
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-10636 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-10636 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4hfm-xmwc-7ffw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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