CVE-2026-90952: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Edit Password Protected
The WP Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not enforce its site-wide access restriction on the WordPress REST API, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of published posts and pages that the site's access mode was configured to hide.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Edit Password Protected plugin before version 2.0.7 does not properly enforce authorization on the WordPress REST API endpoints. This missing authorization (CWE-862) allows unauthenticated users to bypass the intended site-wide content access restrictions and read published posts and pages that the plugin's access mode is configured to protect.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can access content that is intended to be hidden by the plugin's site-wide access restrictions. The confidentiality of published posts and pages is compromised, but there is no impact on integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WP Edit Password Protected plugin to version 2.0.7 or later where this authorization issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory or CVE data.
CVE-2026-90952: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Edit Password Protected
Description
The WP Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not enforce its site-wide access restriction on the WordPress REST API, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of published posts and pages that the site's access mode was configured to hide.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
WP Edit Password Protected
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Edit Password Protected plugin before version 2.0.7 does not properly enforce authorization on the WordPress REST API endpoints. This missing authorization (CWE-862) allows unauthenticated users to bypass the intended site-wide content access restrictions and read published posts and pages that the plugin's access mode is configured to protect.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can access content that is intended to be hidden by the plugin's site-wide access restrictions. The confidentiality of published posts and pages is compromised, but there is no impact on integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WP Edit Password Protected plugin to version 2.0.7 or later where this authorization issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory or CVE data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-14T11:51:41.339Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abf8f57a43b0b3b89ac0adb
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 11:02:47 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 11:16:55 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 02:50:48 UTC
Views: 12
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