CSRF in Kylephillips Nested Pages
CVE-2024-5943
The Nested Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'settingsPage' function and missing santization of the 'tab' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call local php files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kylephillips Nested Pages — versions 0
- Kylephillips Nested Pages
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2663150-61f9-49e3-9219-fbe89… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-nested-pages/trunk/app/Config/Settings.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-nested-pages/trunk/app/Views/settings/set… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3111847/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5943?
- CVE-2024-5943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kylephillips Nested Pages, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-07-04.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5943?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5943 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.