Mainwp Child ReportsWordPress extension · Mainwp
CVE-2024-33680
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Child Reports.This issue affects MainWP Child Reports: from n/a through 2.1.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCSRF vulnerability in MainWP Child Reports plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly submitting malicious requests. The medium severity (5.4) indicates potential for unauthorized actions like modifying settings or data within the plugin.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Mainwp Child ReportsWordPress extension
< 2.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify MainWP Child Reports plugin is installedLog in to WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'MainWP Child Reports' in the list of active pluginsAffected if Plugin is installed and active
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find MainWP Child Reports, and note the version number displayed under the plugin nameAffected if Version number is less than 2.2 or cannot be determined (indicating very old installation)
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Confirm vulnerability applies to this installationThe CSRF vulnerability affects any installation where the plugin handles administrative actions (modifying settings, managing child sites data, or processing AJAX requests). If administrators use the plugin to manage child reports, the attack surface exists.Affected if Plugin version is below 2.2 AND administrators actively use the plugin for reporting features
If MainWP Child Reports plugin version is below 2.2, the installation is affected by this CSRF vulnerability and should be monitored or updated.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.2
Implement WordPress nonce verification on all state-changing forms and AJAX actions within the plugin, and add SameSite attribute to session cookies.
2.2
- Backup your WordPress site database and files before making any changes
- Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
- Locate MainWP Child Reports plugin
- Click Update Now or check for updates and update to version 2.2 or later
- After updating, verify the plugin version shows 2.2 or higher in the installed plugins list
- Test that the MainWP Child functionality continues to work normally
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Mainwp Child Reports
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-33680 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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