Answer in brief
CVE-2026-90952 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in WP Edit Password Protected 2.0.0 - 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated Site-Wide Access Mode Bypass via REST API. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/WP Edit Password Protected (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/WP Edit Password Protected (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/WP Edit Password Protectedgeneric | >=2.0.0 <2.0.7 | 2.0.7 |
Published upstream
Oct 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 2, 2026
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.
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