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CVE-2023-3132: MainWP Child <= 4.4.1.1 - Information Disclosure via Back-Up Files

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The MainWP Child plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 4.4.1.1 due to insufficient controls on the storage of back-up files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including the entire installations database if a backup occurs and the deletion of the back-up files fail.

Affected products

• MainWP Child: through 4.4.1.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2923512%40mainwp-child&new=2923512%40mainwp-child&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1fadba1-674f-4f3d-997f-d29d3a887414?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2923512%40mainwp-child&new=2923512%40mainwp-child&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1fadba1-674f-4f3d-997f-d29d3a887414?source=cve

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