CVE-2024-0437: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in saadiqbal Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content
The Password Protected – Ultimate Plugin to Password Protect Your WordPress Content with Ease plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 via the API. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to extract post titles and content, thus bypassing the plugin's password protection.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-0437 affects the 'Password Protected – Ultimate Plugin to Password Protect Your WordPress Content with Ease' plugin for WordPress, allowing authenticated users with subscriber privileges or higher to bypass password protection mechanisms. This is achieved through the plugin's API, which improperly restricts access, enabling extraction of post titles and content that should be protected. The issue is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and impacts all plugin versions up to 2.6.6. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, indicating medium severity. No patch or vendor advisory detailing remediation is currently available.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with subscriber or higher privileges can bypass the plugin's password protection to access sensitive post titles and content. This exposure compromises the confidentiality of protected WordPress content but does not affect integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting subscriber-level access or disabling the plugin if sensitive content exposure is a concern. Monitor vendor channels for updates regarding patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2024-0437: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in saadiqbal Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content
Description
The Password Protected – Ultimate Plugin to Password Protect Your WordPress Content with Ease plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 via the API. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to extract post titles and content, thus bypassing the plugin's password protection.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-0437 affects the 'Password Protected – Ultimate Plugin to Password Protect Your WordPress Content with Ease' plugin for WordPress, allowing authenticated users with subscriber privileges or higher to bypass password protection mechanisms. This is achieved through the plugin's API, which improperly restricts access, enabling extraction of post titles and content that should be protected. The issue is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and impacts all plugin versions up to 2.6.6. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, indicating medium severity. No patch or vendor advisory detailing remediation is currently available.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with subscriber or higher privileges can bypass the plugin's password protection to access sensitive post titles and content. This exposure compromises the confidentiality of protected WordPress content but does not affect integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting subscriber-level access or disabling the plugin if sensitive content exposure is a concern. Monitor vendor channels for updates regarding patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-11T19:03:25.404Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6dddb7ef31ef0b58fbec
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:09 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:35:08 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 2:00:10 PM
Views: 14
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