CVE-2025-3923 Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can extract protected files by guessing predictable filenames due to insufficient randomness in the Prevent Direct Access plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-3923?
CVE-2025-3923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in buildwps Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files, published on 25 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3923?
How do I fix CVE-2025-3923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-3923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jr3-8hm5-hxqw.