CVE-2025-8945 Wp Edit Password Protected < 1.3.5 - Protection Bypass via REST API
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8945 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-8945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Wp Edit Password Protected, published on 2 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8945 exists.
Affected product: Unknown Wp Edit Password Protected. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8945/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8945/index.md)
Attackers can bypass password protection on WordPress pages to read protected content via the REST API.
- 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-2025-8945?
CVE-2025-8945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Wp Edit Password Protected, published on 2 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Wp Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 allows protecting page content, but this protection can be bypassed by using the REST API.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8945?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8945?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-8945 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8945 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x5q-x4xw-v9vx.