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TI-2026-82281 Aliases CVE-2026-93293GHSA-fg44-384v-2gf8

Stored cross-site scripting in Password Protected WordPress plugin

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Password Protected plugin for WordPress by saadiqbal is affected up to and including 2.8.4. Its bundled Freemius SDK stores the purchased_plan request parameter in a site-wide admin notice without sanitizing or escaping it (CWE-79). An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts that run when an administrator views a standard admin page such as the Profile page.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the bundled Freemius SDK's purchase-completion handler in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Once the site's Freemius opt-in is complete (the normal state after an administrator clicks "Allow & Continue"), the handler processes the 'purchased_plan' request parameter on any wp-admin request from an authenticated user without any capability, nonce, or purchase validation, and stores it in a persistent, site-wide administrative notice. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute automatically when an administrator views a standard admin page such as their Profile page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00187 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
saadiqbalPassword Protected – Protect Your Site Content With a Passwordup to 2.8.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Password Protected – Protect Your Site Content With a Password Vendorsaadiqbal Affected up to 2.8.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Password Protected.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93293
  2. 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-fg44-384v-2gf8
  3. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 3

  • TI-2025-10849 Missing authorization in saadiqbal Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29006 WordPress myCred plugin <= 2.7.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-36263 WordPress All In One Login plugin <= 2.0.8 - Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-05814 WPFormify <= 1.1.1 - Missing Authorization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-42518 WordPress New User Approve plugin <= 3.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-35074 WordPress User Management plugin <= 1.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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