CVE-2025-5998 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2025-5998

PPWP < 1.9.11 - Subscriber+ Access Bypass via REST API

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Pierre Rudloff
  • WPScan

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

PPWP – Password Protect Pages
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 14th, 2025
Last Modified: August 14th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.