CVE-2025-3861 (GCVE-0-2025-3861)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-04-25 05:25
Modified
2025-04-25 19:00
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CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buildwps | Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files |
Version: 2.8.6 ≤ 2.8.8.2 |
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