CVE-2025-5998 PPWP < 1.9.11 - Subscriber+ Access Bypass via REST API
Subscribers can bypass password protection to view restricted site content via the REST API in the PPWP WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-5998?
CVE-2025-5998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown PPWP – Password Protect Pages, published on 14 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin before version 1.9.11 allows to put the site content behind a password authorization, however users with subscriber or greater roles can view content via the REST API.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Passwordprotectwp Password Protect Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5998 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-2025-5998 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5998 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown PPWP – Password Protect Pages
Sources
Also known as GHSA-858f-824m-5p75.