CVE-2026-14943

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-07. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 does not restrict REST API access to authenticated users when a specific option is enabled, allowing unauthenticated visitors to bypass the sitewide password gate and read otherwise-protected content and account identifiers via the REST API. This re-introduces a previously-fixed issue (CVE-2024-0437), which was patched in 2.6.7 and regressed in 2.6.8.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
65(Attend)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 7, 2026

Last Modified

August 7, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 7, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Password Protected < 2.8.4 – Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API | CVE 2026-14943 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/874ada86-f13b-44f9-85e6-f2ec16e82f85/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14943(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 29× in last 7d / 64× 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. 2026-08-21 01:15 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 01:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 14:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 02:55 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 04:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 17:52 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 06:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 19:31 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 19:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 08:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 21:36 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 21:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 10:39 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 10:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-15 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 01:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-15 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-14 14:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-14 03:48 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-14 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-13 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 18:56 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-12 18:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-12 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-11 21:02 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-11 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-11 10:05 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-11 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-10 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-10 12:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-10 01:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-09 14:15 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-09 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-09 03:18 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-09 03:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-08 16:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-08 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-08 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-07 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-07 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-07 18:07 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.50
  35. 2026-08-07 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-07 18:07 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  37. 2026-08-07 06:20 UTCNVD update
  38. 2026-08-07 06:04 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-07 06:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14943?
CVE-2026-14943 is a high vulnerability published on August 7, 2026. The Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 does not restrict REST API access to authenticated users when a specific option is enabled, allowing unauthenticated visitors to bypass the sitewide password gate and read…
When was CVE-2026-14943 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14943 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14943 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14943 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 82.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14943?
CVE-2026-14943 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14943?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14943, 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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