CVE-2021-38342 Nested Pages <= 3.1.15 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Post Deletion and Modification
Attackers can trick admins into deleting or modifying arbitrary posts via CSRF in the Nested Pages WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38342?
CVE-2021-38342 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kyle Phillips Nested Pages, published on 30 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kylephillips Nested Pages.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Kyle Phillips Nested Pages
- CVE-2024-5943 Nested Pages <= 3.2.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2023-49195 WordPress Nested Pages Plugin <= 3.2.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-8759 Nested Pages <= 3.2.8 - Editor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2025-0718 Nested Pages < 3.2.13 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2022-1990 Nested Pages < 3.1.21 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rq28-x6fq-j954.