CVE-2024-0437

The Password Protected – Ultimate Plugin to Password Protect Your WordPress Content with Ease plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 via the API. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to extract post titles and content, thus bypassing the plugin's password protection.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3034934%40password-protected%2Ftrunk&old=3005632%40password-protected%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3045ebf-70af-4124-9116-42c07f64a3bf?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3034934%40password-protected%2Ftrunk&old=3005632%40password-protected%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3045ebf-70af-4124-9116-42c07f64a3bf?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-15 00:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 06:53

NVD link : CVE-2024-0437

Mitre link : CVE-2024-0437

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-0437

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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