CVE-2025-1490 Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via setstatus Parameter
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the setstatus parameter, executing code in victim browsers if they click a crafted link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1490?
CVE-2025-1490 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in brijeshk89 Smart Maintenance Mode, published on 26 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Smart Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘setstatus’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1490?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1490?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-1490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phff-vmx4-52wr.