PT-2025-33136 · WordPress · Ppwp – Password Protect Pages

Pierre Rudloff · CVE-2025-5998 · Published 2025-08-14 · Updated 2025-08-18

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.9.11

Description: The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin prior to version 1.9.11 allows site content to be placed behind password authorization; however, users with subscriber or greater roles can view content via the REST API.

Recommendations: Update the PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin to version 1.9.11 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-5998

Affected Products

Ppwp – Password Protect Pages

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17bad181-6cea-445e-b91c-22415d90743e · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5998 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5998 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/132729 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1955931286822117777 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1955966899281375483 · Twitter Post