Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in MainWP Dashboard from WordPress
CVE-2024-1642

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager For Multiple Websites Maintenance
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 March 2024

What is CVE-2024-1642?

The MainWP Dashboard, a WordPress plugin designed for managing multiple websites, is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in all versions up to and including 4.6.0.1. The flaw arises from improper nonce validation in the 'posting_bulk' function, allowing attackers to execute unauthorized actions. By luring a site administrator into clicking a malicious link, an attacker could delete arbitrary posts without authentication, posing significant risks to website integrity and content.

Affected Version(s)

MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance * <= 4.6.0.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mainwp/tags/4....
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3042125/main...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krzysztof Zając
.