# CVE-2025-5142: Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.31 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Multiple Parameters

> Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into modifying plugin settings or redirecting users via forged requests due to missing nonce validation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 30 May 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f5m-fg33-2rmv

## What is CVE-2025-5142?

CVE-2025-5142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction, published on 30 May 2025. 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 Simple Page Access Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.31. This is due to missing nonce validation and capability checks in the settings save handler in the settings.php script. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to (1) enable or disable access protection on all post types or taxonomies, (2) force every new page/post to be public or private, regardless of meta-box settings, (3) cause a silent wipe of all plugin data when it’s later removed, or (4) to conduct URL redirection attacks via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5142?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-5142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-5142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction

- [CVE-2024-0965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0965/): Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.21 - Improper Access Control to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-5142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction, published on 30 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5142/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5142

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5142/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.