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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-38342
CVE-2021-38342:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Nested Pages WordPress plugin version 3.1.15 and earlier was identified with a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-38342. The vulnerability was discovered in August 2021 and affected the plugin's npBulkActions and npBulkEdit admin_post actions (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H. The security flaw was classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and affected the plugin's bulk action functionality (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allowed attackers to perform various unauthorized actions including trashing or permanently purging arbitrary posts, changing post status, reassigning post ownership, and modifying other metadata (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users were advised to update their Nested Pages WordPress plugin to a version newer than 3.1.15 to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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