MainWP Child Vulnerabilities
The MainWP Child WordPress plugin has 4 known security vulnerabilities, including 1 critical. The most recent was disclosed on February 18, 2018. Check whether your site runs an affected version below.
View MainWP Child on WordPress.orgSummary
Latest vulnerability disclosed on February 18, 2018.
Recommendation
WPSentry recommends extreme caution
Only run MainWP Child if it is updated to the latest patched release. This plugin has a history of 1 critical, potentially exploitable vulnerability. If you already use it, update immediately — or consider a safer alternative.
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Known MainWP Child vulnerabilities
- high
MainWP Child < 3.4.5 - Authentication Bypass
Affected versions: <3.4.5Disclosed February 18, 2018 - medium
MainWP Child <= 2.0.27 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting
Affected versions: <=2.0.27Disclosed September 7, 2015 - high
MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child <= 2.0.22 - Unspecified Vulnerability
Affected versions: <=2.0.22Disclosed August 7, 2015 - critical
MainWP Child – Securely connects sites to the MainWP WordPress Manager Dashboard < 2.0.9.2 - Authentication Bypass
Affected versions: <2.0.9.2Disclosed March 9, 2015
How to stay protected
Update promptly
Keep MainWP Child on its latest release — most vulnerabilities are fixed in newer versions.
Scan regularly
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Monitor continuously
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