CVE-2025-10005 Missing authorization in PPWP – Password Protect Pages
Authenticated contributors can bypass password protection on any post to read restricted content due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-10005?
CVE-2025-10005 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages, published on 16 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10005?
How do I fix CVE-2025-10005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-10005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fxx-hjg5-h5pq.