Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.31 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Multiple Parameters
| CVE | CVE-2025-5142 |
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| CVSS | 6.5 (Medium) |
| Publicly Published | May 29, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 30, 2025 |
| Researcher |
Jonas Benjamin Friedli
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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.
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Vulnerability Details for Simple Page Access Restriction
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug | simple-page-access-restriction (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 1.0.32, or a newer patched version |
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Recent vulnerabilities in Simple Page Access Restriction
| # | Title | CVE ID | CVSS | Researchers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.32 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | CVE-2025-58202 | Nguyen Xuan Chien | August 27, 2025 | |
| 2 | Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.29 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure | CVE-2024-11295 | Francesco Carlucci | December 17, 2024 | |
| 3 | Simple Page Access Restriction <= 1.0.21 - Improper Access Control to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API | CVE-2024-0965 | Francesco Carlucci | February 7, 2024 |
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