# CVE-2024-1136: Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode <= 2.2.1 - Maintenance Mode Bypass

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass maintenance mode restrictions to view site content due to improper URL checks in the plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 28 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ph3h-5mmq-2rgv

## What is CVE-2024-1136?

CVE-2024-1136 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpshopmart Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode, published on 28 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to an improperly implemented URL check in the wpsm_coming_soon_redirect function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view a site with maintenance mode or coming-soon mode enabled to view the site's content.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1136?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpshopmart Coming Soon Page \& Maintenance Mode.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1136?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1136 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpshopmart Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode

- [CVE-2021-24191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24191/): WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction < 1.8.2 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via Low Privilege User (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25140/): Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode <= 1.8.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2019-25139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25139/): Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode <= 1.8.1 - Unauthenticated Settings Reset (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1136 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1136 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpshopmart Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode, published on 28 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-2024-1136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpshopmart Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode. 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-2024-1136/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1136/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1136
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1136
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1136

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1136/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.