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

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
CVE CVE-2025-5998
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published August 25, 2025
Last Updated August 25, 2025
Researcher Pierre Rudloff
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug password-protect-page (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9.10
Patched Version
  • 1.9.11
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