PPWP – Password Protect Pages, CVE-2025-10005
- CVE, Research URL
- Home page URL
- Application
- Published on
- Aug 16, 2026
- Research Description
- 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.
- Affected versions
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max 1.9.21.
- Status
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vulnerable