Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-12682Smart Maintenance Mode < 1.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Smart Maintenance Mode from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Smart Maintenance Mode | 0 – before 1.5.2 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79d0a139-0fb3-4a4b-ac33-80cbc6cb3831/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description