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TI-2025-03410 Aliases CVE-2025-3861GHSA-2cf2-4mqr-v9rj

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

Priority LOW 24CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
buildwpsPrevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files2.8.6 – 2.8.8.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files Vendorbuildwps Affected 2.8.6 – 2.8.8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3861
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cf2-4mqr-v9rj

References

Other 3

  • TI-2026-00354 PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.9.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection via post_protection_roles CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-83464 Stored cross-site scripting in PPWP password protect plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-03322 Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8.8 - Unauthenticated Protected File Access CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-03469 Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2024-10450 PPWP – Password Protect Pages <= 1.9.5 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-03139 Cross-site scripting in buildwps PPWP – Password Protect Pages CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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