PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.9.5 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure

2024-12-16 00:00

Francesco Carlucci

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.9.6

Affected PluginPPWP – Password Protect Pages

Affected Version<= 1.9.5

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-11280

View all PPWP – Password Protect Pages vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.5 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 1.9.6, 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-2024-11280 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9ac0d84-dff4-4a03-a530-cac47ffaf2bb

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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