CVE-2025-10005

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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 — 3 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(medium)
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 21× in last 7d / 86× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 105 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-20 00:15 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-20 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 15:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-19 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-19 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-09-18 00:54 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-18 00:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 01:14 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-17 01:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-09-16 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-15 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-15 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-09-14 02:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 16:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-09-13 02:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 14:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-12 02:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-11 14:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-11 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-11 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-11 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-10 09:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-10 03:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-09 03:48 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-09 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-09-07 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-07 16:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-09-06 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-09-04 13:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-09-04 09:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-09-03 09:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-02 14:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-09-02 09:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-09-01 10:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  31. 2026-08-31 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-30 19:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  35. 2026-08-30 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-30 01:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-08-29 10:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-08-28 10:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-27 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  44. 2026-08-27 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-26 14:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  47. 2026-08-26 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-08-25 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  53. 2026-08-24 11:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-23 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-23 00:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  58. 2026-08-22 12:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-21 23:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  61. 2026-08-21 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-20 22:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-08-20 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-08-19 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  68. 2026-08-18 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  71. 2026-08-17 20:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-08-17 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-17 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCEG score recompute

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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 84.2% 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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