CVE-2024-7492

MainWP Child Reports <= 2.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Update

Published Aug 8, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The MainWP Child Reports plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the network_options_action() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options that can be leveraged for privilege escalation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is only exploitable on multisite instances.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-48406 The MainWP Child Reports plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the network_options_action() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options that can be leveraged for privilege escalation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is only exploitable on multisite instances.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mainwp
Mainwp mainwp Child
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mainwp:mainwp_child:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Mainwp
Mainwp mainwp Child
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The MainWP Child Reports plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the network_options_action() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options that can be leveraged for privilege escalation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is only exploitable on multisite instances.
Title MainWP Child Reports <= 2.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Update
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:24 PM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2024, 2:53 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 8, 2024, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:20 AM