Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2026· Updated Jul 27, 2026
MainWP Child < 6.1.2 - Unauthenticated Administrator Authentication Bypass via Passwordless Site Registration
CVE-2026-12255
Description
The MainWP Child WordPress plugin before 6.1.2 does not verify the requester's identity in its site-registration request handler when password authentication has been disabled for the targeted account, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to obtain a valid authentication session as that account, including an administrator, by naming its login in a single registration request.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ecd37bf-f48a-4f7f-8a93-e7f0475371af/mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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