Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-11244Password Protected <= 2.7.11 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass via IP Address Spoofing
Low 3.7
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content from saadiqbal. 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass via IP address spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11. This is due to the plugin trusting client-controlled HTTP headers (such as X-Forwarded-For, HTTP_CLIENT_IP, and similar headers) to determine user IP addresses in the `pp_get_ip_address()` function when the "Use transients" feature is enabled. This makes it possible for attackers to bypass authorization by spoofing these headers with the IP address of a legitimately authenticated user, granted the "Use transients" option is enabled (non-default configuration) and the site is not behind a CDN or reverse proxy that overwrites these headers.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| saadiqbal | Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content | 0 – through 2.7.11 |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N