Passster Plugin up to 4.2.23 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Passster Plugin up to 4.2.23. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-15489. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Passster Plugin up to 4.2.23. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Passster WordPress plugin before 4.2.24 does not handle input properly in an AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the value of password protected content

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-15489 since 01/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 4.2.24 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (WPScan): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Passster Plugin 4.2.24

Timelineinfo

01/08/2026 CVE reserved
09/02/2026 +236 days Advisory disclosed
09/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-15489 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-15489
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-398162

Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2026 16:46
Changes: 09/02/2026 16:46 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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