WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Prevent files / folders access < 2.6.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal

Description

The Prevent files / folders access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.0 via the mo_media_show_file_or_folder() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
prevent-file-access
Fixed in 2.6.1

References

CVE
CVE-2025-53561
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f1f0b69-1c38-45e9-a3d6-b7a85f6ed78c

Classification

Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
A1: Injection
CWE
CWE-22
CVSS
4.3 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Martino Spagnuolo
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
74bf7e34-8b74-45bf-bca9-a1e6b9fff552

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-08-06 (about 10 months ago)
Added
2025-08-11 (about 10 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-08-11 (about 10 months ago)

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