CVE-2022-2275: 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

medium Affects wp-edit-menu (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
wp-edit-menu (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.5.0
Fixed in
1.5.0
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (28.0th percentile)
Published
2022-08-22
Source
nvd

References

CWE-352
NVD recordwp-edit-menu (WordPress plugin) advisories

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