Sensitive Information Exposure in Passster Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-11282

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Passster – Password Protect Pages And Content
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 January 2025

Summary

The Passster plugin for WordPress is exposed to a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive information from posts that are meant to be restricted to higher-level user roles, including administrators. This issue arises through the exploitation of the WordPress core search functionality, which can inadvertently reveal protected content. Users of affected versions should assess their security configurations and apply updates to prevent potential data breaches.

Affected Version(s)

Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content * <= 4.2.10

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3211004/cont...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Francesco Carlucci
.