Auth bypass in Andyexeter Post Lockdown

CVE-2025-1504

The Post Lockdown plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.2 via the 'pl_autocomplete' AJAX action due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to extract data from password protected, private, or draft posts that they should not have access to.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1504?
CVE-2025-1504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Andyexeter Post Lockdown, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-1504?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.