Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-11729PPWP: Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content <= 1.9.15 - Improper Authorization To Authenticated (Contributor+) Master Password Exposure

Medium 4.3

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A medium-severity security flaw in PPWP – Password Protect Pages from buildwps. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
buildwps	PPWP – Password Protect Pages	0 – through 1.9.15

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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