MainWP Child Reports <= 2.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure via Heartbeat API
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-4299 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-04-08 05:16:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 21:26:35 UTC |
| Description | The MainWP Child Reports plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 2.2.6. This is due to a missing capability check in the heartbeat_received() function in the Live_Update class. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to obtain MainWP Child Reports activity log entries (including action summaries, user information, IP addresses, and contextual data) via the WordPress Heartbeat API by sending a crafted heartbeat request with the 'wp-mainwp-stream-heartbeat' data key. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Mainwp | MainWP Child Reports | affected 2.2.6 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mainwp-child-reports/trunk/classes/class-live-update.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mainwp-child-reports/tags/2.2.6/classes/class-live-up... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mainwp-child-reports/trunk/classes/class-live-update.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mainwp-child-reports/tags/2.2.6/classes/class-live-up... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7d4141bd-cd3f-44e9-b423-be033... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Hunter Jensen (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-03-16T20:41:23.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-04-07T15:21:54.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.