CVE-2025-8945 json
Wp Edit Password Protected < 1.3.5 - Protection Bypass via REST API
published 2026-09-02 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2025-210833
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Wp Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 allows protecting page content, but this protection can be bypassed by using the REST API.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Wp Edit Password Protected 1.3.5
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/37cec6e0-a349-4cc7-971d-b370bc733ab6/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Wp Edit Password Protected
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/37cec6e0-a349-4cc7-971d-b370bc733ab6/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-8945
- NVD CVE-2025-8945
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