CVE-2025-3861
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.4 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Apr 25, 2025
Updated: Apr 29, 2025
CWE ID 863
Summary
CVE-2025-3861 is a vulnerability affecting the Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files plugin, versions 2.8.6 to 2.8.8.2. This issue stems from a misconfigured capability check within the 'pda_lite_custom_permission_check' function. Consequently, authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access and manipulate the protection status of media files.
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