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TI-2025-03469 Aliases CVE-2025-3923GHSA-3jr3-8hm5-hxqw

Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure

Priority LOW 30CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00403 34th 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
Yes
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 Filesup to 2.8.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files Vendorbuildwps Affected up to 2.8.8 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-2025-3923
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jr3-8hm5-hxqw

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-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
  • TI-2025-09063 Password Protect WordPress Lite <= 1.9.21 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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