CVE-2022-2275: WP Edit Menu <= 1.5.0 - Arbitrary Post Deletion via CSRF

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The WP Edit Menu WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 does not have CSRF in an AJAX action, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary posts/pages from the blog via a CSRF attack

Affected products

WP Edit Menu: before 1.5.0 — fixed in 1.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Edit Menu 1.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/07757d1e-39ad-4199-bc7a-ecb821dfc996
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/07757d1e-39ad-4199-bc7a-ecb821dfc996

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