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Passster

Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content
by WP Chill · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Oct 2026, 52 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Passster
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Passster still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Oct 2026, 52 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Passster, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer patrickposner since Mar 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Passster removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Passster safe?
21 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.3.19). Not on the exploited list. 16 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Passster update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.3.20. No one-star spike after it. 23 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
patrickposner28 Mar 2018 to 14 Nov 2024, 194 commits
raldea896 Dec 2024 to 20 Dec 2024, 3 commits
altesin11 Dec 2024 to 23 Oct 2026, 56 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
12 days ago
Releases, 24 months
52
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Passster
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 202414
Q1 20253
Q2 20250
Q3 20253
Q4 20253
Q1 202611
Q2 20263
Q3 202611
Q4 20264

Last release 23 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.2.

Average rating per quarter for Passster
Q1 20243.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20241.0
Q4 20242.5
Q1 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20262.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star42
4 star1
3 star9
2 star3
1 star5
Latest low reviews

Security record

14 vulnerabilities in 24 months (21 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 4.3.19).

Show 21 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Oct 2026Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.3.18 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 4.3.184.3.19Patched before disclosure
11 Sep 2026Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.3.13 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 4.3.134.3.14Patched before disclosure
24 Aug 2026Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content < 4.3.9 - Missing Authorization5.3< 4.3.94.3.9Patched before disclosure
5 Aug 2026Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content < 4.3.6 - Missing Authorization5.3< 4.3.64.3.6Patched before disclosure
3 Aug 2026Content Protector (Passster) <= 4.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure4.3<= 4.3.64.3.7Patched before disclosure
27 Jul 2026Content Protector (Passster) <= 4.3.5 - Unauthenticated Non-Public Post Content Disclosure5.3<= 4.3.54.3.6Patched before disclosure
27 Jul 2026Content Protector (Passster) <= 4.3.5 - Unauthenticated Category-Locked Content Disclosure5.3<= 4.3.54.3.6Patched before disclosure
17 Feb 2026Passster <= 4.2.25 - Unauthenticated Global Content Protection Bypass5.3<= 4.2.254.2.26Patched before disclosure
17 Feb 2026Passster <= 4.2.23 - Unauthenticated Protected Content Disclosure5.3<= 4.2.234.2.24Patched before disclosure
12 Feb 2026Passster <= 4.2.25 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 4.2.254.2.26Patched before disclosure
27 Jan 2026Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.24 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 4.2.244.2.25Patched before disclosure
12 Nov 2025Passster <= 4.2.19 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3<= 4.2.194.2.20Patched before disclosure
22 Sep 2025Passster <= 4.2.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.2.184.2.1911
6 Jan 2025Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.10 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure5.3<= 4.2.104.2.11Patched before disclosure
4 Apr 2024Passster <= 4.2.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via content_protector Shortcode6.4<= 4.2.6.44.2.6.5n/a
8 Feb 2024Passster - Password Protect Pages and Content <= 4.2.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure5.3<= 4.2.6.24.2.6.3n/a
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.1<= 4.2.14.2.2n/a
29 Dec 2022Passster <= 3.5.5.8 - Missing Authentication leading to Sensitive Information Disclosure (Private Post Leakage)5.3<= 3.5.5.83.5.5.931
29 Dec 2022Passster - Password Protection <= 3.5.5.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 3.5.5.73.5.5.8Patched before disclosure
21 Sep 2022Passster <= 3.5.5.5.1 - Insecure Password Storage to Sensitive Data Exposure5.3<= 3.5.5.5.13.5.5.5.2n/a
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 3.5.5.23.5.5.2180

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 4.3.6 (security); 4.3.7 (security); 4.3.9 (security); 4.3.12 (security); 4.3.13 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Passster
4 May 20264,830
11 May 20261,485
18 May 20261,465
25 May 2026897
1 Jun 20265,845
8 Jun 20261,174
15 Jun 2026797
22 Jun 2026611
29 Jun 2026611
6 Jul 2026989
13 Jul 2026484
20 Jul 20265,451
27 Jul 20266,176
3 Aug 20267,116
10 Aug 20265,872
17 Aug 20266,777
24 Aug 20266,956
31 Aug 202610,816
7 Sep 20266,482
14 Sep 20266,872
21 Sep 20262,055
28 Sep 20265,777
5 Oct 20262,315
12 Oct 202610,800
19 Oct 20267,042
26 Oct 20262,606
2 Nov 2026233

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.3.20
AuthorWP Chill
Added8 Dec 2013
Last updated23 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagspassword, sitewide, Password Protect, restrict content, password protection

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Questions

Is Passster still maintained?

Yes. Last release 23 Oct 2026, 52 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Passster, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer patrickposner since Mar 2018.

Was Passster removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Passster safe?

21 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.3.19). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Passster update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.3.20. No one-star spike after it.

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