Vulnerability in Password Protected (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2025-11244)
Summary
Vulnerability in Password Protected (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2025-11244). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass via IP address spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11. This is due to the plugin trusting client-controlled HTTP headers (such as X-Forwarded-For, HTTP_CLIENT_IP, and similar headers) to determine user IP addresses in the pp_get_ip_address() function when the "Use transients" feature is enabled. This makes it possible for attackers to bypass authorization by spoofing these headers with the IP address of a legitimately authenticated user, granted the "Use transients" option is enabled (non-default configuration) and the site is not behind a CDN or reverse proxy that overwrites these headers.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-11244 has been found in Password Protected (WordPress plugin).
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Password Protected (WordPress plugin) CVE-2025-11244" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-11244 (Password Protected (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-285 / CVSS v3 3.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-285) exists in Password Protected (WordPress plugin).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Password Protected (WordPress plugin).
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Password Protected (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。