Cross-Site Request Forgery Discovered in Password Protect Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-23435
7.1HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Wordpress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 16 January 2025
What is CVE-2025-23435?
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.

Human OS v1.0:
Ageing Is an Unpatched Zero-Day Vulnerability.
Remediate biological technical debt. Prime Ageing uses 95% high-purity SIRT6 activation to maintain genomic integrity and bolster systemic resilience.
Affected Version(s)
Password Protect Plugin for WordPress <= 0.8.1.0
References
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)