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CVE-2024-10783

8.1 · HIGH

The MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing authorization checks on the registe…

Published Dec 13, 2024CWE-862EPSS 2.33%

Overview

CVE-2024-10783 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 13, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing authorization checks on the register_site function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2 when a site is left in an unconfigured state. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as an administrator on instances where MainWP Child is not yet connected to the MainWP Dashboard. IMPORTANT: this only affects sites who have MainWP Child installed and have not yet connected to the MainWP Dashboard, and do not have the unique security ID feature enabled. Sites already connected to the MainWP Dashboard plugin and do not have the unique security ID feature enabled, are NOT affected and not required to upgrade. Please note versions up to 5.3.3 contained a patch, though a bypass was discovered and not addressed until version 5.3.4.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mainwp-child/tags/5.2/class/class-mainwp-child.php#L76Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mainwp-child/tags/5.2/class/class-mainwp-connect.php#L69Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mainwp-child/tags/5.2/class/class-mainwp-connect.php#L788Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3197586%40mainwp-child&new=3197586%40mainwp-child&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3229741%40mainwp-child&new=3229741%40mainwp-child&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Refwordpress.org/plugins/mainwp-child/Refwww.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9156e536-a58e-4d78-b136-af8a9613ee23?source=cve

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-10783?

CVE-2024-10783 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 13, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-10783?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-10783?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-10783?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-10783 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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