WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Password Protected – Password Protect your WordPress Site, Pages, & WooCommerce Products < 2.7.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Description
The Password Protected – Password Protect your WordPress Site, Pages, & WooCommerce Products – Restrict Content, Protect WooCommerce Category and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.7 via the 'password_protected_cookie' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including all protected site content if the 'Use Transient' setting is enabled.
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Brian Sans-Souci (liardom), the sneaky squirrel
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2025-04-16 (about 1 year ago)
Added
2025-04-16 (about 1 year ago)
Last Updated
2025-04-17 (about 1 year ago)