# CVE-2024-1075: Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page <= 2.37 - Unauthenticated Maintenance Mode Bypass

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass maintenance mode to view hidden pages due to improper request path validation in the Minimal Coming Soon WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mgqx-9848-6j3q

## What is CVE-2024-1075?

CVE-2024-1075 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in webfactory Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to maintenance mode bypass and information disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 2.37. This is due to the plugin improperly validating the request path. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass maintenance mode and view pages that should be hidden.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1075?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webfactoryltd Minimal Coming Soon \& Maintenance Mode.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1075?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in webfactory Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page

- [CVE-2020-6167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6167/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2020-6168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6168/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-5087](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5087/): Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page <= 2.38 - Missing Authorization to Limited Settings Change (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2020-6166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6166/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1075 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1075 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in webfactory Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: webfactory Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1075/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1075/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1075
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1075
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1075

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1075/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.