CVE-2025-5998

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

2025-08-25 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.9.11
Affected Plugin: PPWP – Password Protect Pages
Affected Version: <= 1.9.10
CVSS: 4.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-280 · Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
CVE: CVE-2025-5998

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At a glance

CVE-2025-5998 is a medium-severity Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges vulnerability in the PPWP WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.9.10. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.9.11; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2025, reported by Pierre Rudloff.

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

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

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.

Remediation

Update to version 1.9.11, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: PPWP 1.9.11 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

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

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in PPWP – Password Protect Pages

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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