PT-2025-16952 · WordPress · Password Protect

Audrey François + 1 · CVE-2025-3453 · Published 2025-04-17 · Updated 2025-04-19

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Password Protected plugin versions up to, and including, 2.7.7

Description The issue allows unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data, including all protected site content, if the 'Use Transient' setting is enabled. This is possible due to sensitive information exposure via the password protected cookie function.

Recommendations For Password Protected plugin versions up to, and including, 2.7.7, consider disabling the password protected cookie function until a patch is available. Additionally, disabling the 'Use Transient' setting may help minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-3453

Affected Products

Password Protect

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3453 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1912848828446711984 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cybercronai/status/1912831091712335946 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/23230 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3274358 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/241d75ca-55e3-461a-9844-52e69904da1b?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-protected/trunk/includes/compatibility.php · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1913455495936963019 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/21852 · Telegram Post