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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
What the vulnerability does
The Password Protected – Ultimate Plugin to Password Protect Your WordPress Content with Ease plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 via the API. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to extract post titles and content, thus bypassing the plugin's password protection.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
The Password Protected plugin for WordPress contains an access control flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read sensitive information they should not access. The vulnerability affects versions up to 2.6.6. An attacker with a basic user account can view confidential content by exploiting improper permission checks in the plugin's access control logic.
What an attacker can do
Read protected content and sensitive information they lack permission to access.
Potential impact on your site
Protected pages, posts, or categories may be readable by low-privilege users, exposing confidential content.
Conditions required to exploit
Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).
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