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CVE-2016-15041

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 16, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The MainWP Dashboard – The Private WordPress Manager for Multiple Website Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘mwp_setup_purchase_username’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected WordPress components

  • MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies Plugin · mainwp
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 3.1.3
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • mainwp MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies — Before 3.1.3
  • mainwp mainwp_dashboard — Up to and including 3.1.2

References

  • klikki.fi https://klikki.fi/adv/mainwp.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • web.archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20191101060009/https%3A//klikki.fi/adv/mainwp.html Third Party Advisory
  • www.acunetix.com https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-mainwp-dashboard-cross-site-scripting-3-1-2/ Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9b1445f-3b6b-40fa-9a12-f55d63668dda?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record