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CMP vulnerabilities
CMP has 8 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 22 Sep 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 8
- Active installs
- 200,000+
- Latest version
- 4.1.20
- Last updated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 22 Sep 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privilege escalation CVE-2026-12470 | High 7.2 | Up to 4.1.17 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.1.20) | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Broken access control CVE-2026-13414 | Medium 4.8 | Before 4.1.18 | Fixed in 4.1.18 | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Privilege escalation CVE-2026-13415 | High 7.2 | Before 4.1.18 | Fixed in 4.1.18 | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-13416 | Low 3.5 | Before 4.1.18 | Fixed in 4.1.18 | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Remote code execution CVE-2026-6518 | High 8.8 | Up to 4.1.16 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.1.20) | 18 Apr 2026 |
| Broken access control CVE-2023-2159 | Medium 5.3 | Before 4.1.8 | Fixed in 4.1.8 | 9 Jun 2023 |
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2023-1263 | Medium 5.3 | Up to 4.1.6 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.1.20) | 7 Mar 2023 |
| Authentication bypass CVE-2022-0188 | Medium 5.3 | Before 4.0.19 | Fixed in 4.0.19 | 14 Feb 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-12470, 22 Sep 2026
- The CMP - Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'cmp_ajax_import_settings' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.17. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site. CVE record
- CVE-2026-13414, 27 Aug 2026
- The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18 does not perform authorization checks on one of its AJAX actions and relies on a nonce that is skipped for certain (and exposed to anonymous visitors on others), allowing unauthenticated attackers to disable the site's maintenance/coming-soon mode under a non-default countdown configuration. CVE record
- CVE-2026-13415, 27 Aug 2026
- The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18 does not enforce an option-name allow-list when importing settings via one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with the Editor role (when the administrator has granted the Editor role access to the CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18's admin-bar controls) to update arbitrary WordPress options, including options that lead to privilege escalation to Administrator. CVE record
- CVE-2026-13416, 27 Aug 2026
- The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18 does not sanitise and escape a settings value before outputting it on the coming-soon page, allowing users with the Editor role (when the administrator has granted the Editor role access to the CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18's admin-bar controls) to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a visitor views the page. CVE record
- CVE-2026-6518, 18 Apr 2026
- The CMP - Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload and remote code execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.16 via the `cmp_theme_update_install` AJAX action. This is due to the function only checking for the `publish_pages` capability (available to Editors and above) instead of `manage_options` (Administrators only), combined with a lack of proper validation on the user-supplied file URL and no verification of the downloaded file's content before extraction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to force the server to download and extract a malicious ZIP file from a remote attacker-controlled URL into a web-accessible directory (`wp-content/plugins/cmp-premium-themes/`), resulting in remote code execution. Due to the lack of a nonce for Editors, they are unable to exploit this vulnerability. CVE record
- CVE-2023-2159, 9 Jun 2023
- The CMP - Coming Soon & Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Maintenance Mode Bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. A correct cmp_bypass GET parameter in the URL (equal to the md5-hashed home_url in the default setting) allows users to visit a site placed in maintenance mode thus bypassing the plugin's provided feature. CVE record
- CVE-2023-1263, 7 Mar 2023
- The CMP - Coming Soon & Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 4.1.6 via the cmp_get_post_detail function. This can allow unauthenticated individuals to obtain the contents of any non-password-protected, published post or page even when maintenance mode is enabled. CVE record
- CVE-2022-0188, 14 Feb 2022
- The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.0.19 allows any user, even not logged in, to arbitrarily change the coming soon page layout. CVE record
What to do if you run CMP
If you run CMP, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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