Multiple vulnerabilities in Nested Pages plugin for WordPress

Published: 2021-09-02

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-38343 CVE-2021-38342
CWE-ID	CWE-601 CWE-352
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Nested Pages Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	Kyle Phillips

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Open redirect

EUVDB-ID: #VU56277

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38343

CWE-ID: CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in the "page" parameter in the npBulkActions, npBulkEdit, npListingSort, and npCategoryFilter admin_post actions. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nested Pages: 1.0 - 3.1.15

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/nested-pages-pat…on-vulnerability/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU56278

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38342

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)