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MainWP (Various extensions) — Cross-Site Request Forgery

cb105ff0-5085-4813-81a6-b1f0798d576cPublished · Updated

Action summary

MainWP Wordfence Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.7Update to 4.0.8 or newer

MainWP Broken Link Checker: Affected: ≤4.0No patch available

MainWP Maintenance Extension: Affected: ≤4.1.1Update to 4.1.2 or newer

MainWP Buddy Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.1Update to 4.0.3 or newer

MainWP Google Analytics Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.4Update to 4.0.5 or newer

MainWP Article Uploader Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.2Update to 4.0.3 or newer

MainWP Favorites Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.10Update to 4.0.11 or newer

MainWP Post Plus Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.3Update to 4.1.1 or newer

MainWP Code Snippets Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.2Update to 4.0.3 or newer

MainWP File Uploader Extension: Affected: ≤4.1Update to 4.1.1 or newer

MainWP Post Dripper Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.4Update to 4.0.5 or newer

MainWP UpdraftPlus Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.6Update to 4.0.7 or newer

MainWP Clone Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.2Update to 4.0.3 or newer

MainWP Rocket Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.3Update to 4.0.4 or newer

MainWP BlogVault Backup Extension: Affected: ≤1.3Update to 4.1.2 or newer

MainWP Page Speed Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.2Update to 4.0.3 or newer

MainWP iThemes Security Extension: Affected: ≤4.1.1Update to 4.1.2 or newer

MainWP Comments Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.6Update to 4.0.7 or newer

MainWP Boilerplate Extension: Affected: ≤4.1Update to 4.1.1 or newer

MainWP WordPress SEO Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.1Update to 4.0.3 or newer

MainWP Staging Extension: Affected: ≤4.0.3Update to 4.0.4 or newer

What to do until a fix ships
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Severity
High8.8
CVSS
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What does this vector mean?
AV:N Attack vector
Network
AC:L Attack complexity
Low
PR:N Privileges required
None
UI:R User interaction
Required
S:U Scope
Unchanged
C:H Confidentiality
High
I:H Integrity
High
A:H Availability
High
Weakness
CWE-352 CSRF
Required access
No account needed
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
No score
CISA KEV
Not listed
On this page8

Am I affected?

MainWP Wordfence Extension mainwp-wordfence-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.7
  2. Patched in4.0.8

Update to 4.0.8 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.7. Version 4.0.8 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Broken Link Checker mainwp-broken-links-checker-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0
  2. PatchedNo fix yet

No patched version available.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0. No fixed version has been released.

MainWP Maintenance Extension mainwp-maintenance-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.1.1
  2. Patched in4.1.2

Update to 4.1.2 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.1.1. Version 4.1.2 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Buddy Extension mainwp-buddy-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.1
  2. Patched in4.0.3

Update to 4.0.3 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.1. Version 4.0.3 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Google Analytics Extension mainwp-google-analytics-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.4
  2. Patched in4.0.5

Update to 4.0.5 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.4. Version 4.0.5 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Article Uploader Extension mainwp-article-uploader-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.2
  2. Patched in4.0.3

Update to 4.0.3 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.2. Version 4.0.3 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Favorites Extension mainwp-favorites-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.10
  2. Patched in4.0.11

Update to 4.0.11 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.10. Version 4.0.11 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Post Plus Extension mainwp-post-plus-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.3
  2. Patched in4.1.1

Update to 4.1.1 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.3. Version 4.1.1 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Code Snippets Extension mainwp-code-snippets-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.2
  2. Patched in4.0.3

Update to 4.0.3 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.2. Version 4.0.3 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP File Uploader Extension mainwp-file-uploader-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.1
  2. Patched in4.1.1

Update to 4.1.1 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.1. Version 4.1.1 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Post Dripper Extension mainwp-post-dripper-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.4
  2. Patched in4.0.5

Update to 4.0.5 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.4. Version 4.0.5 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP UpdraftPlus Extension mainwp-updraftplus-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.6
  2. Patched in4.0.7

Update to 4.0.7 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.6. Version 4.0.7 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Clone Extension mainwp-clone-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.2
  2. Patched in4.0.3

Update to 4.0.3 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.2. Version 4.0.3 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Rocket Extension mainwp-rocket-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.3
  2. Patched in4.0.4

Update to 4.0.4 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.3. Version 4.0.4 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP BlogVault Backup Extension mainwp-blogvault-backup-extension

  1. Affected≤ 1.3
  2. Patched in4.1.2

Update to 4.1.2 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.3. Version 4.1.2 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Page Speed Extension mainwp-page-speed-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.2
  2. Patched in4.0.3

Update to 4.0.3 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.2. Version 4.0.3 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP iThemes Security Extension mainwp-ithemes-security-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.1.1
  2. Patched in4.1.2

Update to 4.1.2 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.1.1. Version 4.1.2 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Comments Extension mainwp-comments-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.6
  2. Patched in4.0.7

Update to 4.0.7 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.6. Version 4.0.7 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Boilerplate Extension boilerplate-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.1
  2. Patched in4.1.1

Update to 4.1.1 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.1. Version 4.1.1 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP WordPress SEO Extension mainwp-seo-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.1
  2. Patched in4.0.3

Update to 4.0.3 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.1. Version 4.0.3 and later are not affected by this issue.

MainWP Staging Extension mainwp-staging-extension

  1. Affected≤ 4.0.3
  2. Patched in4.0.4

Update to 4.0.4 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.0.3. Version 4.0.4 and later are not affected by this issue.

  • Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under MainWP Wordfence Extension.
  • No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
  • No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.

What to do

  1. Update to version 4.0.8, or a newer patched version
  2. No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
  3. Update to version 4.1.2, or a newer patched version
  4. Update to version 4.0.3, or a newer patched version
  5. Update to version 4.0.5, or a newer patched version
  6. Update to version 4.0.3, or a newer patched version
  7. Update to version 4.0.11, or a newer patched version
  8. Update to version 4.1.1, or a newer patched version
  9. Update to version 4.0.3, or a newer patched version
  10. Update to version 4.1.1, or a newer patched version
  11. Update to version 4.0.5, or a newer patched version
  12. Update to version 4.0.7, or a newer patched version
  13. Update to version 4.0.3, or a newer patched version
  14. Update to version 4.0.4, or a newer patched version
  15. Update to version 4.1.2, or a newer patched version
  16. Update to version 4.0.3, or a newer patched version
  17. Update to version 4.1.2, or a newer patched version
  18. Update to version 4.0.7, or a newer patched version
  19. Update to version 4.1.1, or a newer patched version
  20. Update to version 4.0.3, or a newer patched version
  21. Update to version 4.0.4, or a newer patched version
  22. Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
  23. Watch MainWP Wordfence Extension to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.

Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Patchstack.

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.

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

More in MainWP Wordfence Extension

All 3
More vulnerabilities in MainWP Wordfence Extension
SeverityVulnerabilityCVEPublished
Medium6.4Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change
≤4.0.7Update to 4.0.8
CVE-2023-23669
Medium5.4Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Activation
≤4.0.7Update to 4.0.8
CVE-2023-22699

Same weakness (CSRF)

All CSRF
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CVE-2026-120688
Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder≤1.0.2Update to 1.1
CVE-2026-125055
Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System≤3.3.9Update to 3.4.0
CVE-2026-119077
Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce≤5.127.0Update to 5.128.0
CVE-2026-121518

Timeline

  1. CVE published

    Severity high, CVSS 8.8

  2. Record last updated

Sources & licenses

Vulnerability data
Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
CVSS / CWE
National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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