Auth bypass in Saadiqbal Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, And Partial Content

CVE-2025-11244

The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass via IP address spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11. This is due to the plugin trusting client-controlled HTTP headers (such as X-Forwarded-For, HTTP_CLIENT_IP, and similar headers) to determine user IP addresses in the `pp_get_ip_address()` function when the "Use transients" feature is enabled. This makes it possible for attackers to bypass authorization by spoofing these headers with the IP address of a legitimately authenticated user, granted the "Use transients" option is enabled (non-default configuration) and the site is not behind a CDN or reverse proxy that overwrites these headers.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-11244: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-11244?
CVE-2025-11244 is a low-severity vulnerability in Saadiqbal Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, And Partial Content, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2025-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-11244?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.