CVE-2024-1642 MainWP Dashboard <= 4.6.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via posting_bulk
Attackers can trick administrators into deleting arbitrary posts via forged requests in the MainWP Dashboard plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1642?
CVE-2024-1642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'posting_bulk' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1642?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mainwp Mainwp Dashboard.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1642?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1642 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1642 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cffp-9f2r-rh52.