CVE-2020-6166 json
A flaw in the WordPress plugin, Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode through 2.15, allows authenticated users with basic access to export…
published 2020-01-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-27318
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A flaw in the WordPress plugin, Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode through 2.15, allows authenticated users with basic access to export settings and change maintenance-mode themes.
Exploit prediction
1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode-coming-soon-page-plugin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/blog/2020/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode-coming-soon-page-plugin
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/minimal-coming-soon-maintenance-mode/#developers
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/10009
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-6166
- NVD CVE-2020-6166
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