CVE-2025-12586
Conditional Maintenance Mode for WordPress <= 1.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Description
The Conditional Maintenance Mode for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to missing nonce validation when toggling the maintenance mode status. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable or disable the site's maintenance mode via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 25, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 18, 2026, 8:10 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12586
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update the Conditional Maintenance Mode plugin.
- Verify nonce validation is correctly implemented.
- Ensure maintenance mode can only be toggled by authenticated users.
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Translation Title: Conditionnal Maintenance Mode for WordPress de evolurise, Description: El plugin Conditional Maintenance Mode for WordPress para WordPress es vulnerable a la Cross-Site Request Forgery en todas las versiones hasta la 1.0.0, inclusive. Esto se debe a la falta de validación de nonce al alternar el estado del modo de mantenimiento. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados habiliten o deshabiliten el modo de mantenimiento del sitio a través de una petición falsificada, siempre que puedan engañar a un administrador para que realice una acción como hacer clic en un enlace. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'evolurise', 'product': 'Conditionnal Maintenance Mode for WordPress', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.0.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2025-12586', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2025-11-25T15:05:20.767749Z'} -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3403376%40maintenance-mode-based-on-user-roles&new=3403376%40maintenance-mode-based-on-user-roles&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 25, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Conditional Maintenance Mode for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to missing nonce validation when toggling the maintenance mode status. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable or disable the site's maintenance mode via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Added CWE CWE-352 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maintenance-mode-based-on-user-roles/tags/1.0.0/Maintenance_mode.php#L178 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/535f1d8a-8266-4f90-82fa-9c32181bf277?source=cve