CVE-2025-3923
Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
mediumExposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
5.3
CVSS Score
5.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.8.8.1
Patched in
1d
Time to patch
Description
The Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.8 via the 'generate_unique_string' due to insufficient randomness of the generated file name. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including files protected by the plugin if the attacker can determine the file name.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=2.8.8PublishedApril 24, 2025
Last updatedApril 25, 2025
Affected pluginprevent-direct-access
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