CVE-2026-93293 (GCVE-0-2026-93293)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-29 05:30
Modified
2026-10-29 10:45
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Summary
The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the bundled Freemius SDK's purchase-completion handler in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Once the site's Freemius opt-in is complete (the normal state after an administrator clicks "Allow & Continue"), the handler processes the 'purchased_plan' request parameter on any wp-admin request from an authenticated user without any capability, nonce, or purchase validation, and stores it in a persistent, site-wide administrative notice. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute automatically when an administrator views a standard admin page such as their Profile page.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| saadiqbal | Password Protected – Protect Your Site Content With a Password |
Version: 0 ≤ 2.8.4 |
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