WP Edit Password Protected Plugin up to 2.0.6 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Edit Password Protected Plugin up to 2.0.6. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-90952. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Edit Password Protected Plugin up to 2.0.6. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not enforce its site-wide access restriction on the WordPress REST API, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of published posts and pages that the site's access mode was configured to hide.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-90952 since 09/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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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
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: WP Edit Password Protected Plugin 2.0.7

Timelineinfo

09/14/2026 CVE reserved
10/02/2026 +18 days Advisory disclosed
10/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-90952 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-90952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412963

Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2026 09:23
Changes: 10/02/2026 09:23 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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