The Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.25. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.
CVE-2026-25036 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content. It affects Versions up to 4.2.25 and is fixed in 4.2.26.
CVE-2026-25036 is tracked for the Plugin Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 4.2.25. Update Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content to 4.2.26 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
content-protector
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2026-25036 |
| Patched Versions |
4.2.26
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.2.25
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.24 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Passster <= 4.2.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Passster <= 4.2.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via content_protector Shortcode
Passster – Password Protection <= 3.5.5.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Passster <= 4.2.19 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.10 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure
Passster <= 3.5.5.8 - Missing Authentication leading to Sensitive Information Disclosure (Private Post Leakage)
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