CVE-2025-14865
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.24 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'content_protector' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 4.2.21.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | wpchill |
| Product | passster – password protect pages and content |
| Published | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
wpchill / Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content
0 ≤ 4.2.24
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ea939f5-8b56-44be-bd20-b69e9ded5970?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-protector/tags/4.2.20/inc/class-ps-public.php#L136 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3422595/ plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3439532/
Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ