High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 26, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-19979
CVE-2019-19979
Description
A flaw in the WordPress plugin, WP Maintenance before 5.0.6, allowed attackers to enable a vulnerable site's maintenance mode and inject malicious code affecting site visitors. There was CSRF with resultant XSS.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <5.0.6
- WordPress/WP Maintenancedescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9954nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/high-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-maintenance-plugin/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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