What is CVE-2026-3835?

CVE-2026-3835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buildwps Prevent Direct Access – Protect Wordpress Files, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-3835?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Buildwps Prevent Direct Access – Protect Wordpress Files

CVE-2026-3835

The Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of protected files due to insufficient token validation in the `get_advance_file_by_url()` method in all versions up to, and incl…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Buildwps Prevent Direct Access – Protect Wordpress Files — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-3835?: CVE-2026-3835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buildwps Prevent Direct Access – Protect Wordpress Files, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-3835?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.