CVE-2026-57634

PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.9.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference

2026-06-26 00:00
Ananda Dhakal

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.9.20
Affected Plugin
PPWP – Password Protect Pages
Affected Version
<= 1.9.19
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE
CVE-2026-57634
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At a glance

CVE-2026-57634 is a medium-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in the PPWP WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.9.19. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.9.20; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2026, reported by Ananda Dhakal.

Vulnerability Overview

The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

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-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Reaching this weakness in PPWP <= 1.9.19 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Authorization bypass through a user-controlled key, often called insecure direct object reference, means the application looks up a record by an identifier from the request without checking that the caller owns it.

Changing a number in the request is enough to read or modify other users' records, which on commerce and membership sites means customer data. For PPWP the fix is 1.9.20: builds <= 1.9.19 are affected, anything from 1.9.20 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.9.20, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: PPWP 1.9.20 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57634https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e3ac66e2-f508-4059-8723-e7a82b7c2daahttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57634

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