---
id: CVE-2026-90952
title: >-
  The WP Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not enforce
  its site-wide access restriction on the WordPress REST API, allowing
  unauthenticated users to read the content of published posts and pages that
  the site's acc…
summary: >-
  The WP Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not enforce
  its site-wide access restriction on the WordPress REST API, allowing
  unauthenticated users to read the content of published posts and pages that
  the site's acc…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
product: WP Edit Password Protected
affected:
  - wp_edit_password_protected >= 2.0.0 < 2.0.7
published: '2026-10-02'
updated: '2026-10-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-02T11:17:36.473'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90952'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8cc260a9-f335-4d8c-a1e0-f942f0963bcf/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-02T10:48:24.336400Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-02T07:13:06.667Z'
---

## Overview

The WP Edit Password Protected WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not enforce its site-wide access restriction on the WordPress REST API, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of published posts and pages that the site's access mode was configured to hide.

## Remediation

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