REST API Content Exposure in PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress Plugin
CVE-2025-5998

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
PpWP – Password Protect Pages
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 August 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2025-5998?

The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin before version 1.9.11 contains a vulnerability that allows users with subscriber roles or higher to access restricted site content through the REST API. This flaw undermines the plugin's primary purpose of safeguarding content with password protection, posing a risk to websites that rely on this functionality for user privacy and content control.

Affected Version(s)

PPWP – Password Protect Pages 0 < 1.9.11

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-5998 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17bad181-6cea-445e-b91c-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Pierre Rudloff
WPScan
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CVE-2025-5998 : REST API Content Exposure in PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress Plugin