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6 vulnerabilities found for password_protect_wordpress by passwordprotectwp
CVE-2025-5998 (GCVE-0-2025-5998)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-08-14 08:48 – Updated: 2025-08-14 14:49
VLAI
Title
PPWP < 1.9.11 - Subscriber+ Access Bypass via REST API
Summary
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin before version 1.9.11 allows to put the site content behind a password authorization, however users with subscriber or greater roles can view content via the REST API.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17bad181-6cea-44… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | PPWP – Password Protect Pages |
Affected:
0 , < 1.9.11
(semver)
|
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CVE-2024-0620 (GCVE-0-2024-0620)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-02-20 18:56 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:48
VLAI
Title
PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.8.9 - Protection Mechanism Bypass
Summary
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.9 via API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain post titles, IDs, slugs as well as other information including for password-protected posts.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| buildwps | PPWP – Password Protect Pages |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.8.9
(semver)
|
|
| bwps | ppwp |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.8.9
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:bwps:ppwp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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CVE-2022-4626 (GCVE-0-2022-4626)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-02-06 19:59 – Updated: 2025-03-25 17:37
VLAI
Title
PPWP – WordPress Password Protect Page < 1.8.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode
Summary
The PPWP WordPress plugin before 1.8.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59c577e9-7d1c-46… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
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CVE-2025-5998 (GCVE-0-2025-5998)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-14 08:48 – Updated: 2025-08-14 14:49
VLAI
Title
PPWP < 1.9.11 - Subscriber+ Access Bypass via REST API
Summary
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin before version 1.9.11 allows to put the site content behind a password authorization, however users with subscriber or greater roles can view content via the REST API.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17bad181-6cea-44… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | PPWP – Password Protect Pages |
Affected:
0 , < 1.9.11
(semver)
|
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CVE-2024-0620 (GCVE-0-2024-0620)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-20 18:56 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:48
VLAI
Title
PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.8.9 - Protection Mechanism Bypass
Summary
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.9 via API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain post titles, IDs, slugs as well as other information including for password-protected posts.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| buildwps | PPWP – Password Protect Pages |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.8.9
(semver)
|
|
| bwps | ppwp |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.8.9
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:bwps:ppwp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Credits
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CVE-2022-4626 (GCVE-0-2022-4626)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-06 19:59 – Updated: 2025-03-25 17:37
VLAI
Title
PPWP – WordPress Password Protect Page < 1.8.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode
Summary
The PPWP WordPress plugin before 1.8.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59c577e9-7d1c-46… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
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