PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.9.10 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Content Exposure via REST API

2025-08-25 00:00

Pierre Rudloff

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.9.11

Affected PluginPPWP – Password Protect Pages

Affected Version<= 1.9.10

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-5998

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Vulnerability Overview

The PPWP – Password Protect WordPress | #1 Most-Reviewed Password Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.10 due to insufficient protection on REST API endpoints when password protection is enabled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract post and page content that should be hidden.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.9.11, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-280 (Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges) The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5998 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f9b392cb-04f9-475e-bfe3-d6086f2b5885

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

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

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