Prevent Direct Access 2.8.6 - 2.8.8.2 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Multiple Media Actions

Incorrect Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-3861
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published April 24, 2025
Last Updated April 25, 2025
Researcher 0xbro
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug prevent-direct-access (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 2.8.6 - 2.8.8.2
Patched Version
  • 2.8.8.3
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