CVE-2019-25140: Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode <= 1.8.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-25140 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in wordpress responsive-coming-soon. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.8.2.

Timeline

1. 07-06-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-04-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The WordPress Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the logo_width, logo_height, rcsp_logo_url, home_sec_link_txt, rcsp_headline and rcsp_description parameters in versions up to, and including, 1.8.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.