Child Height Predictor by Ostheimer <= 1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update via Plugin Settings Form
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Child Height Predictor by Ostheimer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 1.3. This is due to missing nonce verification in the options() function, which handles plugin settings updates. The form template does not include a wp_nonce_field() call, and the handler never calls check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trick a site administrator into clicking a link or visiting a malicious page that submits a forged POST request, causing unauthorized changes to the plugin settings such as unit preferences to be persisted to the database via update_option().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| helpstring | Child Height Predictor by Ostheimer | up to 1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Child Height Predictor by Ostheimer Vendorhelpstring Affected up to 1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6400
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gxf-gf9p-vp7j
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dc1681a8-5f2e-45f1-96d9-797b13644607?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-height-predictor/trunk/childheight.php#L149
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-height-predictor/tags/1.3/childheight.php#L149
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-height-predictor/trunk/childheight.php#L135
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-height-predictor/tags/1.3/childheight.php#L135
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Sources
- CVE-2026-6400 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6400 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5gxf-gf9p-vp7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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