# CVE-2025-10005

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-10005
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 4.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-639
- **Published:** Aug 16, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Aug 17, 2026

## Description

The PPWP – Password Protect WordPress | #1 Most-Reviewed Password Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.20 via the ppw_free_set_password AJAX action due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update the password on any password protected post and subsequently access the content.

## Affected Products

- buildwps — PPWP – Password Protect Pages (0)

## References

- [CNA](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1850e16-6fac-4d72-9346-ea6280fe84d0?source=cve)
- [CNA](https://research.cleantalk.org/CVE-2025-10005)
- [CNA](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3637624%40password-protect-page&new=3637624%40password-protect-page)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.24%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 15.6

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._