WP Private Content Plus Plugin up to 3.6.2 on WordPress Setting authorization

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in WP Private Content Plus Plugin up to 3.6.2 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-10720. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WP Private Content Plus Plugin up to 3.6.2 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WP Private Content Plus through 3.6.2 provides a global content protection feature that requires a password. However, the access control check is based only on the presence of an unprotected client-side cookie. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker can completely bypass the password protection by manually setting the cookie value in their browser.

The weakness was shared by Lorenzo Camilli. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-10720 since 09/19/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/29/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-34063). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• WP Private Content Plus Plugin

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• 3.6.0
• 3.6.1
• 3.6.2

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