PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.8.9 — Protection Mechanism Bypass
CVE-2024-0620Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.8.9Update to 1.9.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.3
- CVSS
- 5.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Information Exposure
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
PPWP – Password Protect Pages password-protect-page
- Affected≤ 1.8.9
- Patched in1.9.0
Update to 1.9.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.8.9. Version 1.9.0 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.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.9.0, 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 Francesco Carlucci.
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.9 via API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain post titles, IDs, slugs as well as other information including for password-protected posts.
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 (Information Exposure)
All Information Exposure| 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
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.3
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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