CVE-2024-7492 MainWP Child Reports <= 2.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Update
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit CSRF in MainWP Child Reports to update arbitrary options and escalate privileges on multisite WordPress instances.
- 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-2024-7492?
CVE-2024-7492 is a high-severity vulnerability in MainWP Child Reports, published on 8 Aug 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7492?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mainwp Mainwp Child.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7492?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-7492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in MainWP Child Reports
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3h99-h2p5-8p96.