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Password Protected vulnerabilities
Password Protected has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 7 Aug 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 300,000+
- Latest version
- 2.8.4
- Last updated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Most recent
- 7 Aug 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2026-14943 | High 7.5 | Before 2.8.4 | Fixed in 2.8.4 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Broken access control CVE-2025-11244 | Low 3.7 | Up to 2.7.11 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.8.4) | 25 Oct 2025 |
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2025-3453 | Medium 5.3 | Up to 2.7.7 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.8.4) | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-0656 | Medium 4.4 | Before 2.6.7 | Fixed in 2.6.7 | 29 Feb 2024 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-14943, 7 Aug 2026
- The Password Protected - Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 does not restrict REST API access to authenticated users when a specific option is enabled, allowing unauthenticated visitors to bypass the sitewide password gate and read otherwise-protected content and account identifiers via the REST API. This re-introduces a previously-fixed issue (CVE-2024-0437), which was patched in 2.6.7 and regressed in 2.6.8. CVE record
- CVE-2025-11244, 25 Oct 2025
- The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass via IP address spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11. This is due to the plugin trusting client-controlled HTTP headers (such as X-Forwarded-For, HTTP_CLIENT_IP, and similar headers) to determine user IP addresses in the `pp_get_ip_address()` function when the "Use transients" feature is enabled. This makes it possible for attackers to bypass authorization by spoofing these headers with the IP address of a legitimately authenticated user, granted the "Use transients" option is enabled (non-default configuration) and the site is not behind a CDN or reverse proxy that overwrites these headers. CVE record
- CVE-2025-3453, 17 Apr 2025
- The Password Protected - Password Protect your WordPress Site, Pages, & WooCommerce Products - Restrict Content, Protect WooCommerce Category and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.7 via the 'password_protected_cookie' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including all protected site content if the 'Use Transient' setting is enabled. CVE record
- CVE-2024-0656, 29 Feb 2024
- The Password Protected - Ultimate Plugin to Password Protect Your WordPress Content with Ease plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Google Captcha Site Key in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE record
What to do if you run Password Protected
If you run Password Protected, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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