Content Protector (Passster) < 4.3.7 - Contributor+ Protected Content Disclosure via Core REST API
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
The Passster WordPress plugin before 4.3.7 does not restrict low-privilege users holding the edit_posts capability from reading globally password-protected content through the WordPress core REST API when global protection is enabled, allowing any Contributor or higher to read the content of protected pages and posts without knowing the password.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00299 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Passster (Unknown): 4.3.7
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 | Passster | before 4.3.7 | 4.3.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Passster VendorUnknown Affected before 4.3.7 Fixed in 4.3.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Passster (Unknown) Fixed in 4.3.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15674
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqxf-2hrv-jrwq
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-15674 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15674 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wqxf-2hrv-jrwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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