MainWP Child Reports: SQL injection
MainWP Child Reports is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- MainWP Child Reports
- Plugin slug
mainwp-child-reports- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 18, 2021
This CVE was published Oct 18, 2021 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update MainWP Child Reports to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The MainWP Child Reports WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 does not validate or sanitise the order parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to an SQL injection issue
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H