vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: prevent-file-access: CVE-2025-53561: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 6, 2025 | Aug 12, 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 6, 2025
Added
Aug 12, 2025
Modified
Aug 21, 2025
Description
The Prevent files / folders access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.0 via the mo_media_show_file_or_folder() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.
Solution
prevent-file-access-plugin-cve-2025-53561
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