CVE-2026-14943
Password Protected < 2.8.4 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API
Description
The Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 does not restrict REST API access to authenticated users when a specific option is enabled, allowing unauthenticated visitors to bypass the sitewide password gate and read otherwise-protected content and account identifiers via the REST API. This re-introduces a previously-fixed issue (CVE-2024-0437), which was patched in 2.6.7 and regressed in 2.6.8.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 7, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 7, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-14943
vulnerability.
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Solution
- Update the Password Protected plugin to version 2.8.4.
- Verify REST API access controls are enforced.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-14943.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/874ada86-f13b-44f9-85e6-f2ec16e82f85/ |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-14943
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Unknown', 'product': 'Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.8', 'lessThan': '2.8.4', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description The Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 does not restrict REST API access to authenticated users when a specific option is enabled, allowing unauthenticated visitors to bypass the sitewide password gate and read otherwise-protected content and account identifiers via the REST API. This re-introduces a previously-fixed issue (CVE-2024-0437), which was patched in 2.6.7 and regressed in 2.6.8. Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/874ada86-f13b-44f9-85e6-f2ec16e82f85/