CVE-2022-47429
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the 8Degree Themes Coming Soon Landing Page and Maintenance Mode WordPress plugin that allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.2.0. WordPress site administrators using this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- 8Degree Themes Coming Soon Landing Page and Maintenance Mode WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could extract sensitive configuration data, API keys, or other embedded secrets, potentially leading to further compromise of the WordPress site or connected systems.
Likely Case
Unauthenticated users accessing sensitive plugin data that should be restricted, potentially exposing site configuration details or temporary credentials.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls, only authorized administrators could access sensitive plugin data, preventing information disclosure.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability involves broken access control allowing unauthenticated data retrieval.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.2.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Coming Soon Landing Page and Maintenance Mode'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
Restrict Access via Web Application Firewall
allConfigure WAF rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the plugin immediately
- Implement network-level access controls to restrict access to WordPress admin paths
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Coming Soon Landing Page and Maintenance Mode' version 2.2.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='coming-soon-landing-page-and-maintenance-mode' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is updated to later than 2.2.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to plugin-specific endpoints from unauthenticated users
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/8-degree-coming-soon-page/ paths
Network Indicators:
- Unauthenticated requests to plugin API endpoints
- Traffic to plugin-specific URLs from external IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/8-degree-coming-soon-page/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "scan") AND http_status=200