Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.10 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure

2025-01-06 00:00

Francesco Carlucci

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.2.11

Affected PluginPassster – Password Protect Pages and Content

Affected Version<= 4.2.10

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-11282

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Vulnerability Overview

The Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.10 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.2.11, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11282 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/11782a65-30b9-400e-8fe0-ab9f05ba5e42

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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