# CVE-2024-1473: Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib <= 1.0.99 - Information Exposure

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass maintenance mode and read post contents via the REST API in this WordPress 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:** 20 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5g2x-f4gh-hcvj

## What is CVE-2024-1473?

CVE-2024-1473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in colorlibplugins Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib, published on 20 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.99 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain post and page contents via REST API thus bypassing maintenance mode protection provided by the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1473?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Colorlib Coming Soon \& Maintenance Mode.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1473?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1473 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1473 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1473 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in colorlibplugins Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib

- [CVE-2022-1945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1945/): Coming Soon and Maintenance by Colorlib < 1.0.99 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1473 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in colorlibplugins Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib, published on 20 Mar 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-2024-1473 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: colorlibplugins Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib. 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-2024-1473/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1473/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1473
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1473
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1473

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1473/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.