Object injection in MainWP Child WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
MainWP Child WordPress plugin versions through 6.2.1 are affected. The plugin deserializes untrusted data, which allows object injection (CWE-502). A remote attacker with no privileges can exploit it when a user performs an action, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Child mainwp-child allows Object Injection.This issue affects MainWP Child: from n/a through 6.2.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for MainWP Child.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105436
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-c5vm-w849-ffj7
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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- TI-2024-09995 MainWP Child <= 5.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-09480 WordPress MainWP Maintenance Extension Plugin <= 4.1.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-09475 WordPress MainWP Google Analytics Extension Plugin <= 4.0.4 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-105436 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105436 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5vm-w849-ffj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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