vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: prevent-direct-access: CVE-2025-3861: Incorrect Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Apr 24, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 24, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 15, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
prevent-direct-access-plugin-cve-2025-3861
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