CVE-2024-1370: maintenance page vulnerability

The Maintenance Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the subscribe_download function hooked via AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to download a csv containing subscriber emails.
CVE-2024-1370CVSS 5.3CMS

CVE-2024-1370: maintenance page vulnerability

The Maintenance Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the subscribe_download function hooked via AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to download a csv containing subscriber emails.

CVSS
5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
36.39%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
maintenance page

What is known

The Maintenance Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the subscribe_download function hooked via AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to download a csv containing subscriber emails.

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