High severity · published Aug 30, 2021
CVE-2021-38342
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…
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NP
Nested Pages · Kylephillips
through 3.1.15 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38342
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38342
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/nested-pages-pat%E2%80%A6on-vulnerability/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/
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