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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 1.9.20

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References
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3637624%40password-protect-page&new=3637624%40password-protect-page cve-icon cve-icon
https://research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-10005 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1850e16-6fac-4d72-9346-ea6280fe84d0?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Password Protect WordPress Lite <= 1.9.20 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Password Protected Post Password Update
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-16T04:24:55.404Z

Reserved: 2025-09-04T19:04:36.084Z

Link: CVE-2025-10005

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-16T05:16:44.747

Modified: 2026-08-16T05:16:44.747

Link: CVE-2025-10005

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Updated: 2026-08-16T05:30:06Z

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