Cross-Site Request Forgery Discovered in Password Protect Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-23435

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Password Protect Plugin For WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 January 2025

Summary

The David Marcucci Password Protect Plugin for WordPress has a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that can lead to stored XSS. This issue affects versions from n/a up to and including 0.8.1.0. Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of an authenticated user, potentially compromising user data and site integrity. Users are advised to update their plugins promptly to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Password Protect Plugin for WordPress <= 0.8.1.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/password...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

SOPROBRO (Patchstack Alliance)
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