CVE-2021-38342

Nested Pages <= 3.1.15 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Post Deletion and Modification

Description

The Nested Pages WordPress plugin <= 3.1.15 was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the `npBulkAction`s and `npBulkEdit` `admin_post` actions, which allowed attackers to trash or permanently purge arbitrary posts as well as changing their status, reassigning their ownership, and editing other metadata.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Update to Version 3.1.16

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: Kyle Phillips Nested Pages
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/nested-pages-pat%E2%80%A6on-vulnerability/
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38342?
CVE-2021-38342 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38342?
To fix CVE-2021-38342: Update to Version 3.1.16
Is CVE-2021-38342 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-38342 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-38342?
CVE-2021-38342 affects Kyle Phillips Nested Pages.
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