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

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2023-3132
CVSS Medium (5.9)
Publicly Published June 23, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug mainwp-child (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.4.1.1
Patched Version
  • 4.4.1.2
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