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CVE-2026-3835

Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8.8 - Unauthenticated Protected File Access PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

The Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of protected files due to insufficient token validation in the `get_advance_file_by_url()` method in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.8.8 The method uses a SQL `LIKE` operator for token lookup without escaping wildcard characters via `$wpdb->esc_like()`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the private token requirement by supplying SQL wildcard characters (such as `%`) as the token value, matching any record in the plugin's file table and downloading any protected file.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
buildwps / Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Filesaffected 0 through 2.8.8.8

CWE

CWE-285

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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