CVE-2021-38342
Nested Pages WordPress CSRF Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 30, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 18, 2023, 3:32 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-38342.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/nested-pages-pat%E2%80%A6on-vulnerability/ | |
| https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-38342 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-38342 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/nested-pages-pat%E2%80%A6on-vulnerability/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/nested-pages-pat…on-vulnerability/ -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 02, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/nested-pages-pat…on-vulnerability/ No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/nested-pages-pat…on-vulnerability/ Broken Link Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/ [Third Party Advisory] Added CWE NIST CWE-352 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nested_pages_project:nested_pages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 3.1.15
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-38342 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-38342
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.19344
percentile