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CVE-2018-20156

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The WP Maintenance Mode plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote authenticated "site administrator" users to execute arbitrary PHP code throughout a multisite network.

Affected products

• Designmodo Wp Maintenance Mode: before 2.0.7 — fixed in 2.0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Designmodo Wp Maintenance Mode 2.0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/07/3-vulnerabilities-wp-maintenance-mode/
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/07/3-vulnerabilities-wp-maintenance-mode/

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