Medium severity · published Oct 2, 2026
CVE-2026-90952
WP Edit Password Protected 2.0.0 - 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated Site-Wide Access Mode Bypass via REST API
5.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not enforce its site-wide access restriction on the WordPress REST API, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of published posts and pages that the site's access mode was configured to hide.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WE
WP Edit Password Protected ·
2.0.0 before 2.0.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90952
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90952
exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8cc260a9-f335-4d8c-a1e0-f942f0963bcf/
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