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.
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EUVD-2025-12397 | 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. |
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Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-200 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2025-04-25T15:08:04.350Z
Reserved: 2025-04-24T16:59:44.504Z
Link: CVE-2025-3923
Updated: 2025-04-25T15:07:58.276Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-04-25T06:15:46.117
Modified: 2025-04-29T13:52:28.490
Link: CVE-2025-3923
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