FKIE_CVE-2025-5998

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-08-14 09:15 - Updated: 2025-08-18 20:17
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17bad181-6cea-445e-b91c-22415d90743e/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17bad181-6cea-445e-b91c-22415d90743e/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
passwordprotectwp password_protect_wordpress *
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-5998",
  "lastModified": "2025-08-18T20:17:50.680",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
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  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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