Passster
CVE-2024-2026
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.18%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
The Passster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's content_protector shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.6.4 due to insufficient input. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Passster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's content_protector shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. Affected products include: Wpchill Passster.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
The Passster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's content_protector shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
VulDB
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Password-protected block content in the Passster WordPress plugin (all versions before 4.3.6) is rendered into the publi
Category-locked content in the Passster WordPress plugin (all versions before 4.3.6) is fully exposed through the native
Unauthenticated content disclosure in the Passster WordPress plugin (versions before 4.3.6) allows any remote user to re
The Passster WordPress plugin before 3.5.5.5.2 stores the password inside a cookie named "passster" using base64 encodin
Passster WordPress plugin versions before 4.3.9 exposes globally password-protected post and page content to unauthentic
Global protection bypass in the Passster WordPress plugin (versions before 4.2.26) allows unauthenticated remote attacke
Unauthenticated information disclosure in the Passster WordPress plugin (versions before 4.2.24) allows remote attackers
The Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure i
Missing authorization in the WP Chill Passster WordPress plugin (content-protector) through version 4.3.18 allows unauth
Broken access control in the Passster WordPress content-protection plugin (versions up to and including 4.3.13) allows u
The Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure i
GitHub PoC
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