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Prevent Direct Access vulnerabilities

3 tracked advisories · slug prevent-direct-access

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Tracked advisories

3

Latest advisory

12 August 2026

CISA KEV matches

0

In this WordPress feed

WordPress slug

prevent-direct-access

Plugin

What this means for Prevent Direct Access

This catalog lists 3 known advisories affecting Prevent Direct Access. The most recent was published on 12 August 2026. If you use this software, compare your installed version against the affected ranges on each advisory and update to a fixed release outside those ranges. SiteRespond Defence checks your actual installed version when the plugin is connected — listing here does not by itself mean your site is vulnerable.

Latest issues

  • Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8.8 - Unauthenticated Protected File Access

    This advisory describes a other issue in the affected software. Review the source advisory and your installed version to assess exposure.

    Published 12 August 2026

  • Prevent Direct Access 2.8.6 - 2.8.8.2 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Multiple Media Actions

    This advisory describes a other issue in the affected software. Review the source advisory and your installed version to assess exposure.

    Published 24 April 2025

  • Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure

    This advisory describes a other issue in the affected software. Review the source advisory and your installed version to assess exposure.

    Published 24 April 2025

Vulnerability types

    Authentication (inferred from titles)

    • Unauthenticated2
    • Authenticated1
    • Unspecified0

    Advisory history

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