# Password Protected

> Password protect your WordPress site with one password. Control access, whitelist trusted IPs, and monitor password activity.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 09:30 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `password-protected`
- Author: Saad Iqbal
- Version: 2.8.6
- Active installs: 300,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-30 (14 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.5, PHP 7.4
- Tags: maintenance mode, Password Protect, password protect page, password protection, restrict content
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/password-protected/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 14 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready, Leaves a mess ↔ Clean exit, Focused ↔ All-in-one (personality).

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-10-29 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Freemius purchase_completed Handler (up to 2.8.4). CVE-2026-93293, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0c0fe97a-a9e4-46e0-bb53-135c2d9a69a4?source=api-prod
- 2026-08-07 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated Information Exposure (up to 2.8.3). CVE-2026-14943, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b424f25d-66c7-4c1b-9712-7b857806f7e4?source=api-prod
- 2025-10-24 LOW: Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass via IP Address Spoofing (up to 2.7.11). CVE-2025-11244, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/30b4371d-54a2-4111-ad2c-b38b6b31884d?source=api-prod
- 2025-04-16 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure (up to 2.7.7). CVE-2025-3453, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/241d75ca-55e3-461a-9844-52e69904da1b?source=api-prod
- 2024-05-14 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure (up to 2.6.6). CVE-2024-0437, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3045ebf-70af-4124-9116-42c07f64a3bf?source=api-prod
- 2024-02-19 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 2.6.6). CVE-2024-0656, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aba36c3b-beae-4c47-8aa8-5012a7a838ce?source=api-prod
- 2023-06-13 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 2.6.2). CVE-2023-32580, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79c296b1-e385-404d-96c0-a98f10b89f08?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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