CVE-2025-15674 Content Protector (Passster) < 4.3.7 - Contributor+ Protected Content Disclosure via Core REST API
Contributors can bypass password protection to read protected content via the REST API in the Passster WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-15674?
CVE-2025-15674 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Passster, published on 6 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Passster WordPress plugin before 4.3.7 does not restrict low-privilege users holding the edit_posts capability from reading globally password-protected content through the WordPress core REST API when global protection is enabled, allowing any Contributor or higher to read the content of protected pages and posts without knowing the password.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15674?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15674?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15674 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-2025-15674 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-15674 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqxf-2hrv-jrwq.