VDB-278099 · CVE-2024-45453 · GCVE-0-2024-45453

Maintenance Redirect Plugin up to 2.0.1 on WordPress Maintenance Mode access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Maintenance Redirect Plugin up to 2.0.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Maintenance Mode. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-45453. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Maintenance Redirect Plugin up to 2.0.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Maintenance Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Peter Hardy-vanDoorn Maintenance Redirect jf3-maintenance-mode.This issue affects Maintenance Redirect: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-45453 since 08/29/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/02/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Maintenance Redirect Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/29/2024 🔍
09/18/2024 +20 days 🔍
09/18/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2026 +561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-45453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-45453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278099

Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2024 18:44
Updated: 04/02/2026 17:08
Changes: 09/18/2024 18:44 (52), 09/23/2024 04:06 (12), 09/23/2024 12:23 (1), 04/02/2026 17:08 (1)
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