Medium severity · published Jan 28, 2026
CVE-2025-14865
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.24 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
6.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'content_protector' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 4.2.21.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PP
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content · wpchill
through 4.2.24 · source: vendor
Affected product
PP
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content
wpchill
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14865
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14865
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-protector/tags/4.2.20/inc/class-ps-public.php#L136
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3422595/
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3439532/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ea939f5-8b56-44be-bd20-b69e9ded5970?source=cve
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