CVE-2026-4299 (GCVE-0-2026-4299)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-08 03:36 – Updated: 2026-04-13 15:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MainWP Child Reports <= 2.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure via Heartbeat API
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-13 15:06 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mainwp | MainWP Child Reports |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.2.6
(semver)
|
guessed |
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