The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin before version 1.9.11 allows to put the site content behind a password authorization, however users with subscriber or greater roles can view content via the REST API.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Passwordprotectwp
Passwordprotectwp password Protect Wordpress
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:passwordprotectwp:password_protect_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Passwordprotectwp
Passwordprotectwp password Protect Wordpress

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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Description The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin before version 1.9.11 allows to put the site content behind a password authorization, however users with subscriber or greater roles can view content via the REST API.
Title PPWP < 1.9.11 - Subscriber+ Access Bypass via REST API
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-14T14:49:42.824Z

Reserved: 2025-06-11T13:37:36.397Z

Link: CVE-2025-5998

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-14T13:38:32.830Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-08-14T09:15:26.887

Modified: 2025-08-18T20:17:50.680

Link: CVE-2025-5998

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-14T12:50:38Z