buildwps PPWP Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content Plugin Capability Check can_access improper authorization

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in buildwps PPWP Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content Plugin up to 1.9.15. The affected element is the function can_access of the component Capability Check. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-11729. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in buildwps PPWP Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content Plugin up to 1.9.15. Affected by this issue is the function can_access of the component Capability Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The PPWP: Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a improper capability check on the can_access function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.15. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to retrieve a master-password and access any password-protected content.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-11729 since 10/14/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/19/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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• WordPress Plugin

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• buildwps

Name

• PPWP Password Protect Pages, Posts & Full or Partial Content Plugin

Version

• 1.9.0
• 1.9.1
• 1.9.2
• 1.9.3
• 1.9.4
• 1.9.5
• 1.9.6
• 1.9.7
• 1.9.8
• 1.9.9
• 1.9.10
• 1.9.11
• 1.9.12
• 1.9.13
• 1.9.14
• 1.9.15

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