CVE-2024-11282: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpchill Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content
The Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.10 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 Passster plugin for WordPress suffers from an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in all versions up to 4.2.10. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to leverage the WordPress core search feature to extract sensitive content from posts that are supposed to be restricted to privileged roles like administrators. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. The exposure is limited to confidentiality loss without affecting integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information from restricted posts intended only for higher-level roles such as administrators. This confidentiality breach could lead to leakage of sensitive data contained within protected content. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is released, consider disabling or restricting the WordPress core search feature or limiting its access to trusted users to reduce exposure. Monitor vendor communications for updates on remediation.
CVE-2024-11282: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpchill Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content
Description
The Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.10 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 Passster plugin for WordPress suffers from an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in all versions up to 4.2.10. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to leverage the WordPress core search feature to extract sensitive content from posts that are supposed to be restricted to privileged roles like administrators. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. The exposure is limited to confidentiality loss without affecting integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information from restricted posts intended only for higher-level roles such as administrators. This confidentiality breach could lead to leakage of sensitive data contained within protected content. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is released, consider disabling or restricting the WordPress core search feature or limiting its access to trusted users to reduce exposure. Monitor vendor communications for updates on remediation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-15T19:53:58.672Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e0bb7ef31ef0b59430b
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:55 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:09:21 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 11:38:39 AM
Views: 15
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