Plugins · wp-maintenance-mode · data as of 2026-11-01
Is LightStart safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.6.25
- Last updated
- 2026-10-29
- Active installs
- 400,000+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.1+
Easy Drag & Drop Page Builder that adds a splash page to your site that it's perfect for a coming soon page, maintenance or landing page. — by Themeisle
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.6.25). Anything older than 2.6.9 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-maintenance-mode --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-maintenance-mode updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2023-7019 · published 2024-01-11
Missing authorization check in LightStart (2.6.8 and older)
- Affected
- 2.6.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.6.9 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the insert_template function in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change page designs.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.6.25).
- 2024-01-11 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2023-7019), fixed in 2.6.9.
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Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-maintenance-mode (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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