CVE-2025-3453 (GCVE-0-2025-3453)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-04-17 11:13
Modified
2026-04-08 16:42
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Summary
The Password Protected – Password Protect your WordPress Site, Pages, & WooCommerce Products – Restrict Content, Protect WooCommerce Category and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.7 via the 'password_protected_cookie' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including all protected site content if the 'Use Transient' setting is enabled.
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