The WP Private Content Plus through 3.6.2 provides a global content protection feature that requires a password. However, the access control check is based only on the presence of an unprotected client-side cookie. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker can completely bypass the password protection by manually setting the cookie value in their browser.
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Description The WP Private Content Plus through 3.6.2 provides a global content protection feature that requires a password. However, the access control check is based only on the presence of an unprotected client-side cookie. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker can completely bypass the password protection by manually setting the cookie value in their browser.
Title WP Private Content Plus <= 3.6.2 - Password Protection Bypass
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-13T09:37:14.409Z

Reserved: 2025-09-19T10:32:37.291Z

Link: CVE-2025-10720

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-13T10:15:45.590

Modified: 2025-10-13T10:15:45.590

Link: CVE-2025-10720

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