# CVE-2020-35773: The site-offline plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress lacks certain wp\_create\_nonce and wp\_verify\_nonce calls, aka CSRF.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-12-29 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The site-offline plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress lacks certain wp_create_nonce and wp_verify_nonce calls, aka CSRF.

## What to do

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## References

- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2445009/
- https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_create_nonce/
- https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_verify_nonce/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/site-offline/#developers
- https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4292

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