CVE-2025-3861
5.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| buildwps | Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files | 2.8.6 <= 2.8.8.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ed83916-3cf7-4fc6-a16f-45b40cedc721?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/prevent-direct-access/tags/2.8.8.2/includes/pda_lite_api.php#L71
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3279923/
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