CVE-2025-10005

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-16. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The PPWP – Password Protect WordPress | #1 Most-Reviewed Password Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.20 via the ppw_free_set_password AJAX action due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update the password on any password protected post and subsequently access the content.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(high)
EG Risk
19(Track)
EG Risk 19/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
16%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 16, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 2026

References (3)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-10005(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 19:55 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-19 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-18 20:13 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 20:29 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-17 20:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 19:40 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 14:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-16 05:29 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-16 04:41 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 04:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-10005?
CVE-2025-10005 is a medium vulnerability published on August 16, 2026. The PPWP – Password Protect WordPress | #1 Most-Reviewed Password Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.20 via the ppwfreeset_password AJAX action due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it…
When was CVE-2025-10005 disclosed?
CVE-2025-10005 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 16, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-10005 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-10005 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 84.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-10005?
CVE-2025-10005 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-10005?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-10005, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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