Threat Entry Updated 2025-04-29

CVE-2025-3923 - Prevent Direct Access Plugin

The Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.8 via the 'generate_unique_string' due to insufficient randomness of the generated file name. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including files protected by the plugin if the attacker can determine the file name.

PLUGIN Prevent Direct Access

CVE-2025-3923

MEDIUM CVSS 5.3 2025-04-25

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Threat Entry Updated 2025-04-29

CVE-2025-3861 - Prevent Direct Access Plugin

The Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data| due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'pda_lite_custom_permission_check' function in versions 2.8.6 to 2.8.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to access and change the protection status of media.

PLUGIN Prevent Direct Access

CVE-2025-3861

MEDIUM CVSS 5.4 2025-04-25

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