CVE-2025-5142

Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.31 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Multiple Parameters

mediumCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.0.32
Patched in
1d
Time to patch

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.0.31
PublishedMay 29, 2025
Last updatedMay 30, 2025

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