CVE-2026-93293

MEDIUM

MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 63/100

Published: 2026-10-29 Modified: 2026-10-29 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction Scope Change

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network

AC: Low

PR: Low

UI: None

S: Changed

C: Low

I: Low

A: None

Description

The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the bundled Freemius SDK's purchase-completion handler in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Once the site's Freemius opt-in is complete (the normal state after an administrator clicks "Allow & Continue"), the handler processes the 'purchased_plan' request parameter on any wp-admin request from an authenticated user without any capability, nonce, or purchase validation, and stores it in a persistent, site-wide administrative notice. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute automatically when an administrator views a standard admin page such as their Profile page.

Weakness Classification (1)

CWE-79

Affected Software (3)

Vendor	Product	Version
saadiqbal	Password Protected – Protect Your Site Content With a Password	0
saadiqbal	Password Protected – Protect Your Site Content With a Password	0
saadiqbal	Password Protected – Protect Your Site Content With a Password	0