CVE-2025-10005CWE-639

CVE-2025-10005

Medium · published August 16, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00331 · 25.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2026-08-16T09:16Z
References (3)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3637624%40password-protect-page&new=3637624%40password-protect-page · [email protected]https://research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-10005 · [email protected]https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1850e16-6fac-4d72-9346-ea6280fe84d0?source=cve · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 AUG 04:24Z
    Password Protect WordPress Lite <= 1.9.20 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Password Protected Post Password Update
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