CVE-2024-7492: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in mainwp MainWP Child Reports
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-7492 is a CSRF vulnerability in the MainWP Child Reports plugin for WordPress affecting all versions up to 2.2. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the network_options_action() function, enabling unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that update arbitrary options. Successful exploitation requires tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link and is only possible on multisite WordPress installations. This can lead to privilege escalation due to unauthorized option changes.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to update arbitrary options on multisite WordPress instances running the vulnerable plugin, potentially escalating privileges by leveraging forged requests that an administrator is tricked into executing. This can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system as reflected by the high CVSS score (8.8).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, administrators of multisite WordPress instances using the MainWP Child Reports plugin should avoid clicking untrusted links and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible to mitigate risk.
CVE-2024-7492: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in mainwp MainWP Child Reports
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-7492 is a CSRF vulnerability in the MainWP Child Reports plugin for WordPress affecting all versions up to 2.2. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the network_options_action() function, enabling unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that update arbitrary options. Successful exploitation requires tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link and is only possible on multisite WordPress installations. This can lead to privilege escalation due to unauthorized option changes.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to update arbitrary options on multisite WordPress instances running the vulnerable plugin, potentially escalating privileges by leveraging forged requests that an administrator is tricked into executing. This can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system as reflected by the high CVSS score (8.8).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, administrators of multisite WordPress instances using the MainWP Child Reports plugin should avoid clicking untrusted links and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible to mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-05T14:53:00.681Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c18b7ef31ef0b55fe33
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:36 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:18:35 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 6:19:32 PM
Views: 6
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