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Passster EUVDEUVD-2026-76206

| CVE-2026-62114 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-09-11 Patchstack GHSA-j2m9-q3vr-q585
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify WordPress site running Passster ≤4.3.13
  2. Exploit
    Craft HTTP request to unguarded AJAX/REST endpoint
  3. Execution
    Trigger missing authorization path
  4. Impact
    Receive password-protected content without credentials

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No authentication is required - CVSS PR:N/AV:N/AC:L confirms unauthenticated remote exploitation. The site must have the Passster plugin installed, active, and configured with at least one piece of content protected by its password mechanism; sites with the plugin installed but no content actively protected have no meaningful exposure. Exploitation is strictly read-only (C:L, I:N, A:N), so an attacker can view the protected content but cannot modify it or cause downtime. The practical risk is therefore proportional to the sensitivity of whatever content the site owner has placed behind Passster's password gate.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N scores 5.3 (Medium), accurately reflecting that exploitation is trivial - no authentication, no complexity - but impact is bounded to partial confidentiality. There is no integrity or availability effect, no scope change, and no KEV listing or known public exploit, keeping real-world urgency at a moderate level. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in rybnik deploying Passster to gate sensitive internal announcements or gated community content should treat this as a meaningful priority, since the vulnerability directly defeats the plugin's stated purpose. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag loosely describes the issue; the mechanism is broken access control rather than a bypass of the WordPress authentication layer itself. EPSS data was not provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified beyond what the CVSS signals suggest.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who identifies a WordPress site running Passster <= 4.3.13 sends a crafted HTTP request - likely targeting an AJAX action or REST endpoint that lacks the authorization check - and receives the password-protected content in the response without ever supplying the correct passphrase. No authentication, special tooling, or prior knowledge beyond the target URL is required. No public POC has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity means the barrier to independent discovery is minimal.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 11, 2026

Broken access control in the Passster WordPress content-protection plugin (versions up to and including 4.3.13) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read content that site owners have restricted behind passwords. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) - the plugin fails to verify entitlement before serving protected material, directly undermining its core security purpose. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis, and impact is limited to partial confidentiality with no integrity or availability effect.

RemediationAI

Update the Passster plugin to a version above 4.3.13 as directed by the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/content-protector/vulnerability/wordpress-passster-plugin-4-3-13-broken-access-control-vulnerability. The exact patched release version is not stated in the available input and should be confirmed via the WordPress plugin repository or Patchstack before upgrading. If an immediate update is not feasible and the protected content is genuinely sensitive, consider temporarily deactivating the plugin and substituting web-server-level access controls (e.g., HTTP Basic Auth via .htaccess or Nginx auth_basic), noting that this changes the end-user experience and requires managing separate credentials. Re-enable and update Passster as soon as the vendor-released fix is verified.

Affected VersionsENISA

Passster n/a ≤4.3.13

Affected Packages

euvd passster no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Passster is a WordPress plugin by WP Chill (CPE cpe:2.3:a:wp_chill:passster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) that gates arbitrary post or page content behind a user-supplied password. The vulnerability is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): one or more request-handling paths lack a server-side authorization check before returning protected content, so the access gate can be bypassed without presenting the correct password. This class of flaw typically manifests in AJAX handlers or REST API endpoints that were added without inheriting the plugin's authorization logic. Because WordPress plugins run inside the WordPress request cycle, any authenticated or unauthenticated HTTP request that hits the unguarded endpoint can retrieve the restricted payload.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable with no auth or complexity; only partial confidentiality exposed - no write or availability impact justifies I:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Passster <= 4.3.13 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress content-gating plugin, limited enterprise footprint
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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