---
id: CVE-2025-11244
title: >-
  The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization
  bypass via IP address spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11
summary: >-
  The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization
  bypass via IP address spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11.
  This is due to the plugin trusting client-controlled HTTP headers (such as
  X-Forwarde…
severity: low
cvss: 3.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-285
published: '2025-10-25'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T11:10:00.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11244'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/password-protected/tags/2.7.11/includes/transient-functions.php#L33
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-11244/'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/30b4371d-54a2-4111-ad2c-b38b6b31884d?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00306
epssPercentile: 0.21469
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T11:31:27.579Z'
---

## Overview

The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass via IP address spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11. This is due to the plugin trusting client-controlled HTTP headers (such as X-Forwarded-For, HTTP_CLIENT_IP, and similar headers) to determine user IP addresses in the `pp_get_ip_address()` function when the "Use transients" feature is enabled. This makes it possible for attackers to bypass authorization by spoofing these headers with the IP address of a legitimately authenticated user, granted the "Use transients" option is enabled (non-default configuration) and the site is not behind a CDN or reverse proxy that overwrites these headers.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.