CVE-2025-11729— PPWP: Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content <= 1.9.15 - Improper Authorization To Authenticated (Contributor+) Master Password Exposure
Quick assessment
Affected
buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
WordPress 插件 PPWP: Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content 存在未授权数据访问漏洞。该漏洞源于 函数中权限检查不正确，影响 1.9.15 及以下所有版本。此漏洞使得具有“贡献者（Contributor）”及以上权限的已认证攻击者能够获取主密码（master-password），从而访问任何受密码保护的内容。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI
T1005 · Data from Local System T1528 · Steal Application Access TokenAffected Version Matrix 1
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| buildwps | PPWP – Password Protect Pages | ≤ 1.9.15 |
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-11729
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
PPWP: Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content <= 1.9.15 - Improper Authorization To Authenticated (Contributor+) Master Password Exposure
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
The PPWP: Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a improper capability check on the can_access function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.15. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to retrieve a master-password and access any password-protected content.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buildwps | PPWP – Password Protect Pages | 0 ~ 1.9.15 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-11729 (1)
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