vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: password-protected: CVE-2025-3453: Incorrect Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 16, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 16, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Password Protected – Password Protect your WordPress Site, Pages, and WooCommerce Products – Restrict Content, Protect WooCommerce Category and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.7 via the 'password_protected_cookie' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including all protected site content if the 'Use Transient' setting is enabled.
Solution
password-protected-plugin-cve-2025-3453
References
Rapid7 Labs
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