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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-3923

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 'genera

Published Apr 25, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-3923. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.40%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor buildwps Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files 0 ≤2.8.8

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor buildwps Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files 0 ≤2.8.80 ≤2.8.8

How to fix CVE-2025-3923

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-3923. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with buildwps Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files 0 ≤2.8.8 0 ≤2.8.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.40%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 dete

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 dete

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-3923

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-3923

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.