CVE-2020-6168: webfactoryltd minimal_coming_soon_\&_maintenance_mode Missing Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-6168 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Missing Authorization vulnerability in webfactoryltd minimal_coming_soon_\&_maintenance_mode. EPSS estimates a 1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 09-01-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw in the WordPress plugin, Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode through 2.10, allows authenticated users with basic access to enable and disable maintenance-mode settings (impacting the availability and confidentiality of a vulnerable site, along with the integrity of the setting).
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- wordfenceSource7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST7.6HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.95%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
80%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.95% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wordfence.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Webfactoryltd1 product
Wordpress1 product
- minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode< 2.15
2 vendors · 2 products
References
4 links- wordpress.org/plugins/minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode/X Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory