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CVE-2025-3861

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



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.

Reserved 2025-04-21 | Published 2025-04-25 | Updated 2025-04-25 | Assigner Wordfence


MEDIUM: 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

2.8.6
affected

Timeline

2025-04-24:Disclosed

Credits

Mattia Brollo finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-3cf7-4fc6-a16f-45b40cedc721?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....8.2/includes/pda_lite_api.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3279923/

cve.org (CVE-2025-3861)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-3861)

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