CSRF in Helpstring Child Height Predictor By Ostheimer
CVE-2026-6400
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().
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Helpstring Child Height Predictor By Ostheimer — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-height-predictor/tags/1.3/childheight…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-height-predictor/tags/1.3/childheight…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-height-predictor/trunk/childheight.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-height-predictor/trunk/childheight.php
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dc1681a8-5f2e-45f1-96d9-797b1…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-6400?
- CVE-2026-6400 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Helpstring Child Height Predictor By Ostheimer, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-6400?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.