CVE-2025-8945 - Wp Edit Password Protected < 1.3.5 - Protection Bypass via REST API

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MEDIUM

Wp Edit Password Protected < 1.3.5 - Protection Bypass via REST API

Published Sep 2, 2026

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.21%

Description

The Wp Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 allows protecting page content, but this protection can be bypassed by using the REST API.

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product Wp Edit Password Protected Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <1.3.5

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

Wp Edit Password Protected

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<1.3.5

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/37cec6e0-a349-4cc7-971d-b370bc733ab6/
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Link	Providers	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/37cec6e0-a349-4cc7-971d-b370bc733ab6/		exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner WPScan

Published Sep 2, 2026

Updated Sep 2, 2026

Reserved Aug 13, 2025

Link CVE-2025-8945

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Sep 2, 2026

NVD

Status Deferred

Modified Sep 3, 2026

Link CVE-2025-8945

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2025-8945