MainWP Child <= 4.4.1.1 - Information Disclosure via Back-Up Files

5.9
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2023-3132
CVSS 5.9 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 23, 2023
Last Updated June 27, 2023
Researcher Robert Lockwood

Description

The MainWP Child plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 4.4.1.1 due to insufficient controls on the storage of back-up files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including the entire installations database if a backup occurs and the deletion of the back-up files fail.

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Vulnerability Details for MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug mainwp-child (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.4.1.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.4.1.1
Patched Version
  • 4.4.1.2

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