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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-5142

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.

Published May 30, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Simple Page Access Restriction

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5142. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of Simple Page Access Restriction is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.22%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction 0 ≤1.0.31

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 fo

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  • vendor pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction 0 ≤1.0.310 ≤1.0.31

How to fix CVE-2025-5142

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5142. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of Simple Page Access Restriction is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction 0 ≤1.0.31 0 ≤1.0.31. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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) fo

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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) fo

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5142

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-5142

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16481

    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 p

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.