Several MainWP extensions for WordPress are vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke functions normally intended for higher-privileged users such as administrators via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
This vulnerability is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin MainWP Wordfence Extension. It affects Versions up to 4.0.7 and is fixed in 4.0.8.
the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin MainWP Wordfence Extension as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 4.0.7. Update MainWP Wordfence Extension to 4.0.8 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
mainwp-wordfence-extension
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | No linked CVE entry. |
| Patched Versions |
4.0.8
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.0.7
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MainWP Wordfence Extension <= 4.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change
MainWP Wordfence Extension <= 4.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Activation
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