MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child <= 2.0.22 - Unspecified Vulnerability

2015-08-07 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.0.23
Affected Plugin: MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies
Affected Version: <= 2.0.22
CVSS: 7.3High
CVE: CVE pending

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At a glance

This record tracks a high-severity security vulnerability in the MainWP Dashboard WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.22. It carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.0.23; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2015, reported by Francois Harvey.

Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.23, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: MainWP Dashboard 2.0.23 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/71d63f0d-ce01-489e-bcc4-7632f1a4bb04

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CVSS Vector

7.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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