CVE-2025-10005
Password Protect WordPress Lite <= 1.9.20 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Password Protected Post Password Update
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The PPWP – Password Protect WordPress | #1 Most-Reviewed Password Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.20 via the ppw_free_set_password AJAX action due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update the password on any password protected post and subsequently access the content.
| CWE | CWE-639 |
| Vendor | buildwps |
| Product | ppwp – password protect pages |
| Published | Aug 16, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
buildwps / PPWP – Password Protect Pages
0 ≤ 1.9.20
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1850e16-6fac-4d72-9346-ea6280fe84d0?source=cve research.cleantalk.org: https://research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-10005 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3637624%40password-protect-page&new=3637624%40password-protect-page
Credits
Dmitrii Ignatyev