---
id: CVE-2026-93293
title: >-
  Password Protected <= 2.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site
  Scripting via Freemius purchase_completed Handler
summary: >-
  The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site
  Scripting via the bundled Freemius SDK's purchase-completion handler in all
  versions up to, and including, 2.8.4 due to insufficient input sanitization
  and ou…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: saadiqbal
product: Password Protected – Protect Your Site Content With a Password
affected:
  - password_protected_protect_your_site_content_with_a_password <= 2.8.4
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T10:34:09.691037Z'
published: '2026-10-29'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T10:45:42.261Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93293'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0c0fe97a-a9e4-46e0-bb53-135c2d9a69a4?source=cve
  - url: 'https://ti.wordfence.io/vendors/patch/3925/download'
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3766681%40password-protected%2Ftags%2F2.8.5&old=3627972%40password-protected%2Ftags%2F2.8.4
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00187
epssPercentile: 0.08328
ingestedAt: '2026-10-31T05:18:25.267Z'
---

## Overview

The Password Protected plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the bundled Freemius SDK's purchase-completion handler in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Once the site's Freemius opt-in is complete (the normal state after an administrator clicks "Allow & Continue"), the handler processes the 'purchased_plan' request parameter on any wp-admin request from an authenticated user without any capability, nonce, or purchase validation, and stores it in a persistent, site-wide administrative notice. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute automatically when an administrator views a standard admin page such as their Profile page.

## Affected

- `password_protected_protect_your_site_content_with_a_password <= 2.8.4`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.