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GHSA-5FXX-HJG5-H5PQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-16 06:30 – Updated: 2026-08-16 06:30

Details

The PPWP – Password Protect WordPress | #1 Most-Reviewed Password Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.20 via the ppw_free_set_password AJAX action due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update the password on any password protected post and subsequently access the content.

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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  ],
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  "modified": "2026-08-16T06:30:23Z",
  "published": "2026-08-16T06:30:23Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10005"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3637624%40password-protect-page\u0026new=3637624%40password-protect-page"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-10005"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1850e16-6fac-4d72-9346-ea6280fe84d0?source=cve"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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CVE-2025-10005 (GCVE-0-2025-10005)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-16 04:24 – Updated: 2026-08-16 04:24

Title

Password Protect WordPress Lite <= 1.9.20 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Password Protected Post Password Update

Summary

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Assigner

Wordfence

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-10005
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?repo…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
buildwps	PPWP – Password Protect Pages	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.9.20 (semver)

Credits

Dmitrii Ignatyev

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          "time": "2025-09-04T19:19:45.000Z",
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          "time": "2026-08-15T16:07:23.000Z",
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Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.

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GHSA-5FXX-HJG5-H5PQ

CVE-2025-10005 (GCVE-0-2025-10005)

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