CVE-2025-3861 | BDVDB-2026-276293 Detail

buildwpsPrevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-04-25Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-04-25
Last modified: 2025-04-25

Vendor information

Vendor: buildwps
Product: Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files

All buildwps vulnerabilities

Score

5.4 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 22.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Incorrect Authorization

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 2.8.6 and <= 2.8.8.2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.4 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).