PPWP – WordPress Password Protect Page < 1.8.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The PPWP WordPress plugin before 1.8.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00649 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed PPWP (Unknown): 1.8.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | PPWP | before 1.8.6 | 1.8.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- PPWP VendorUnknown Affected before 1.8.6 Fixed in 1.8.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:passwordprotectwp:password_protect_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.8.6 | Vulnerable | Passwordprotectwp |
- cpe:2.3:a:passwordprotectwp:password_protect_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·Passwordprotectwp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PPWP (Unknown) Fixed in 1.8.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4626
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jh4-frmf-hxhf
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Passwordprotectwp Password Protect Wordpress vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-05419 PPWP < 1.9.11 - Subscriber+ Access Bypass via REST API CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-00575 PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.8.9 - Protection Mechanism Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-4626 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4626 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5jh4-frmf-hxhf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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