CVE-2024-11280 PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.9.5 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass content restrictions to expose sensitive data from administrator-only posts via the WordPress search feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11280?
CVE-2024-11280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages, published on 17 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.5 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11280?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11280?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-11280 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11280 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rpg-5xq3-vxh4.