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CVE-2025-5998: PPWP < 1.9.11 - Subscriber+ Access Bypass via REST API

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin before version 1.9.11 allows to put the site content behind a password authorization, however users with subscriber or greater roles can view content via the REST API.

Affected products

• buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages: before 1.9.11 — fixed in 1.9.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages 1.9.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17bad181-6cea-445e-b91c-22415d90743e/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17bad181-6cea-445e-b91c-22415d90743e/

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