Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files
prevent-direct-access · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
3 known vulnerabilities
2 exploitable without logging in · latest Aug 13, 2026
Listed on wordpress.org · latest 2.8.9.1 · last updated Aug 27, 2026 · 10K+ installs
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 2, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Medium 5.4
CVE-2025-3861contributor+≤ 2.8.8.2
Prevent Direct Access 2.8.6 - 2.8.8.2 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Multiple Media Actions
- Medium 5.3
CVE-2026-3835unauthenticated≤ 2.8.8.8
Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8.8 - Unauthenticated Protected File Access
- Medium 5.3
CVE-2025-3923unauthenticated≤ 2.8.8
Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).