CVE-2025-10005: Buildwps Ppwp – Password Protect Pages

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The PPWP – Password Protect WordPress | #1 Most-Reviewed Password Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.20 via the ppw_free_set_password AJAX action due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update the password on any password protected post and subsequently access the content.

Affected products

• Buildwps Ppwp – Password Protect Pages: up to and including 1.9.20

Published 2026-08-16. Last modified 2026-09-29.