CVE-2022-1576: The WP Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 is lacking CSRF when emptying the subscribed users list, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action v

medium Affects wp-maintenance-mode-\&-coming-soon (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 is lacking CSRF when emptying the subscribed users list, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action v

Package
wp-maintenance-mode-\&-coming-soon (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.4.5
Fixed in
2.4.5
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (44.3th percentile)
Published
2022-07-11
Source
nvd

References

CWE-352
NVD recordwp-maintenance-mode-\&-coming-soon (WordPress plugin) advisories

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