Security Advisory

CVE-2025-10005

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-08-16 04:24:55

Last updated 2026-08-17 19:28:53

Assigner Wordfence

CVSS score 4.3

State PUBLISHED

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.

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