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Mainwp Child Vulnerabilities

8 known security issues reported for the Mainwp Child WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Jun 23, 2026.

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MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites <= 6.1.1 - Missing Authorization

medium

The MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 6.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.

CVSS:
5.3
Affected:
up to 6.1.1
Fixed in:
6.1.2
Disclosed:
Jun 23, 2026

CVE-2026-27366 on NVD →

MainWP Child <= 5.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

high

The MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing authorization checks on the register_site function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2 when a site is left in an unconfigured state. This makes it possi...

CVSS:
8.1
Affected:
up to 5.3.3
Fixed in:
5.3.4
Disclosed:
Dec 12, 2024

CVE-2024-10783 on NVD →

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

medium

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 ba...

CVSS:
5.9
Affected:
up to 4.4.1.1
Fixed in:
4.4.1.2
Disclosed:
Jun 23, 2023

CVE-2023-3132 on NVD →

MainWP Child <= 4.1.7.1 - SQL Injection via orderby, order Parameters

high

The MainWP Child WordPress plugin before 4.1.8 does not validate the orderby and order parameter before using them in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin when the Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin is installed

CVSS:
7.2
Affected:
up to 4.1.8
Fixed in:
4.1.8
Disclosed:
Oct 25, 2021

CVE-2021-24877 on NVD →

MainWP Child < 3.4.5 - Authentication Bypass

high

The MainWP Child plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass due to insufficient validation on the check_login function in versions up to, and including, 3.4.4. This makes it possible for attackers to become administrative users and take full control of the affected website.

CVSS:
8.3
Affected:
up to 3.4.5
Fixed in:
3.4.5
Disclosed:
Feb 18, 2018

MainWP Child <= 2.0.27 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting

medium

The MainWP Child plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.0.27 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

CVSS:
6.1
Affected:
up to 2.0.27
Fixed in:
2.0.28
Disclosed:
Sep 7, 2015

MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child <= 2.0.22 - Unspecified Vulnerability

high

Unspecified vulnerability in the MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child plugins in versions up to and including 2.0.22 for WordPress has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

CVSS:
7.3
Affected:
up to 2.0.22
Fixed in:
2.0.23
Disclosed:
Aug 7, 2015

MainWP Child – Securely connects sites to the MainWP WordPress Manager Dashboard < 2.0.9.2 - Authentication Bypass

critical

The MainWP Child – Securely connects sites to the MainWP WordPress Manager Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.0.9.1. This is due to a missing credential check within the WordPress init hook. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to lo...

CVSS:
9.8
Affected:
up to 2.0.9.2
Fixed in:
2.0.9.2
Disclosed:
Mar 9, 2015

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