01 Record
CVE-2026-3639
PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.9.21 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Wordfence
CNA base score6.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
02 Description
PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.9.21 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-28.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-13 07:37Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-28 22:44Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-03-06
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c905f3bcaab7016d61fb94d4772f20703d087dab2eb5285fda0afc0d01d0490b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7fa5206e-8888-4872-b4bd-91fe5628498c?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-protect-page/tags/1.9.15/includes/services/class-ppw-shortcode.php#L582
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-protect-page/trunk/includes/services/class-ppw-shortcode.php#L582
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-protect-page/tags/1.9.15/includes/views/shortcode/view-ppw-restriced-content-form.php#L18
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-protect-page/trunk/includes/views/shortcode/view-ppw-restriced-content-form.php#L18
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fpassword-protect-page/tags/1.9.19&new_path=%2Fpassword-protect-page/tags/1.9.20
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3642939/password-protect-page