PPWP – WordPress Password Protect Page <= 1.8.5 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVE-2022-4626Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.8.5Update to 1.8.6 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.4
- CVSS
- 6.4CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:CScope- Changed
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
PPWP – Password Protect Pages password-protect-page
- Affected≤ 1.8.5
- Patched in1.8.6
Update to 1.8.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.8.5. Version 1.8.6 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under PPWP – Password Protect Pages.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.8.6, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch PPWP – Password Protect Pages to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to István Márton.
The WordPress Password Protect Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 1.8.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in PPWP – Password Protect Pages
All 12| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via '[ppwp]' Shortcode 'desc_below_form' Attribute via Placeholder Marker Collision ≤1.9.26Update to 1.9.27 | CVE-2026-116520 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.9.21Update to 1.9.22 | CVE-2025-9878 | |
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection via post_protection_roles ≤1.9.18Update to 1.9.19 | CVE-2026-0551 | |
| Medium4.3 | Improper Authorization To Authenticated (Contributor+) Master Password Exposure ≤1.9.15Update to 1.9.16 | CVE-2025-11729 | |
| Medium4.3 | Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Password Protected Post Password Update ≤1.9.20Update to 1.9.21 | CVE-2025-10005 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via '[ppwp]' Shortcode 'desc_below_form' Attribute via Placeholder Marker Collision
≤1.9.26Update to 1.9.27
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.9.21Update to 1.9.22
- High8.8Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection via post_protection_roles
≤1.9.18Update to 1.9.19
- Medium4.3Improper Authorization To Authenticated (Contributor+) Master Password Exposure
≤1.9.15Update to 1.9.16
- Medium4.3Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Password Protected Post Password Update
≤1.9.20Update to 1.9.21
Same weakness (Cross-Site Scripting)
All Cross-Site Scripting| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header
EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup
≤5.25.25Update to 5.26.45
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
≤1.0.2Update to 1.1
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
≤3.3.9Update to 3.4.0
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
≤5.127.0Update to 5.128.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.4
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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