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Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 2 vulnerability records associated with Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files, published between 2025 and 2025.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-02 09:41:47 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

2Total records
0Critical
0High
2Medium
0Low
0Informational
2Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2025-04-24First disclosure
2025-04-24Latest disclosure
2 of 2CVE coverage

Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
202522 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
Medium2100%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

Missing Authorization

1 record50%

First: 2025. Latest: 2025.

Information Disclosure

1 record50%

First: 2025. Latest: 2025.

Patch Status

Patched
2
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 2.8.8.1
  • 2.8.8.3

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
*-2.8.8Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files <= 2.8.8 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information ExposureApril 24, 20252.8.8.1Medium
2.8.6-2.8.8.2Prevent Direct Access 2.8.6 - 2.8.8.2 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Multiple Media ActionsApril 24, 20252.8.8.3Medium

Selected source records

Latest Records

MediumCVE-2025-3861

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

Published: April 24, 2025

Affected versions
2.8.6-2.8.8.2
Patched versions
2.8.8.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2025-3923

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

Published: April 24, 2025

Affected versions
*-2.8.8
Patched versions
2.8.8.1
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

MediumCVE-2025-3861

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

Published: April 24, 2025

Affected versions
2.8.6-2.8.8.2
Patched versions
2.8.8.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2025-3923

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

Published: April 24, 2025

Affected versions
*-2.8.8
Patched versions
2.8.8.1
Original Wordfence record

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Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Analysis and practical guidance: 3Zero Digital.

Data Source, Attribution and Methodology

This page aggregates active Production Feed records. Counts are not software-quality rankings, and an affected version does not prove exploitation or infection. Read the full methodology.

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