Generate Child Theme

Generate Child Theme has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2021 and 2024; all 2 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.8, and the most serious one scores 5.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), behind 1 of the records (50%). Other recurring categories include Missing Authorization.

Every one of the 2 issues recorded for Generate Child Theme has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Generate Child Theme is installed on roughly 9,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

4.8/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 5.4CVE-2021-24752

CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization

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Vulnerability Records

2 records


2024-04-05 00:00	Generate Child Theme <= 2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_create_form() Generate Child Theme <= 2.0	`CVE-2024-31279`	4.3 Medium	Abdi Pranata	Yes
2021-09-20 00:00	CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization Generate Child Theme < 1.6	`CVE-2021-24752`	5.4 Medium	apple502j	Yes

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Latestv2.3

Generate Child Theme

Author

Catch Themes

4.3(15)

86/100

Last Updated

2026-05-27 (4mo ago)

Active Installs

9,000+

Downloads

143,402

Requires WP

5.9+

Requires PHP

7.4+

Tested up to

WP 7.0.4

Created

2018-02-22 (9y ago)

Generate Child Theme allows you to create a child theme of any WordPress theme installed on your blog. The WordPress child theme generator plugin, Generate Child Theme is absolutely free and extremely easy to use as well. The plugin will help you create child themes in just a few minutes. It allows you to quickly create child themes from any theme that you have currently installed on your site. With Generate Child Theme, you will not have to deal with coding, or any configuration while creating a child theme. You will only have to fill up few fields—such as select parent theme, child theme’s name, theme description, author, and version—to create the child theme you desire. Therefore, create your own child theme effortlessly with the new child theme WordPress plugin, Generate Child Theme, and that too, without stressing your wallet.

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