CVE-2024-11280: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.5 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress suffers from an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in all versions up to and including 1.9.5. The flaw is exploitable via the WordPress core search functionality, which bypasses the intended access controls on protected posts. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can retrieve sensitive data from posts restricted to privileged roles like administrators. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, reflecting its network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed, with confidentiality impact only.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can access sensitive information from posts that should be restricted to higher-level roles such as administrators. This exposure compromises confidentiality but does not affect data integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed as no official patch or vendor advisory is provided. Users should monitor the vendor's communications for an official fix. Until a patch is available, consider disabling the plugin or restricting the use of the WordPress core search feature to trusted users only to reduce exposure.
CVE-2024-11280: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages
Description
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.5 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator.
AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
The PPWP – Password Protect Pages plugin for WordPress suffers from an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in all versions up to and including 1.9.5. The flaw is exploitable via the WordPress core search functionality, which bypasses the intended access controls on protected posts. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can retrieve sensitive data from posts restricted to privileged roles like administrators. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, reflecting its network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed, with confidentiality impact only.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can access sensitive information from posts that should be restricted to higher-level roles such as administrators. This exposure compromises confidentiality but does not affect data integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed as no official patch or vendor advisory is provided. Users should monitor the vendor's communications for an official fix. Until a patch is available, consider disabling the plugin or restricting the use of the WordPress core search feature to trusted users only to reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-15T19:22:40.649Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e0bb7ef31ef0b594303
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:55 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:58:21 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:31:32 PM
Views: 18
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