Plugins · prevent-file-access · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Prevent Files / Folders Access safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.7.0
- Last updated
- 2026-10-12
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+
Prevent public access to WordPress files and folders. Protect downloads from public access. Role and user based folder access in premium plans only. — by miniOrange
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.7.0). Anything older than 2.6.8 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get prevent-file-access --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update prevent-file-access updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
3 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-97267 · published 2026-09-30
Missing authorization check in Prevent Files / Folders Access (2.6.7 and older)
- Affected
- 2.6.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.6.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Subscriber Broken Access Control in Prevent files / folders access <= 2.6.7 versions.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-53561 · published 2025-08-20
Path traversal / file read in Prevent Files / Folders Access (2.6.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.6.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.6.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in miniOrange Prevent files / folders access prevent-file-access allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Prevent files / folders access: from n/a through <= 2.6.0.
high 7.2 CVE-2023-4238 · published 2023-09-25
Security issue in Prevent Files / Folders Access (older than 2.5.2)
- Affected
- older than 2.5.2
- Fixed in
- 2.5.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Prevent files / folders access WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not validate files to be uploaded, which could allow attackers to upload arbitrary files such as PHP on the server.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-12 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.7.0).
- 2026-09-30 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-97267), fixed in 2.6.8.
- 2025-08-20 — Path traversal / file read disclosed (CVE-2025-53561), fixed in 2.6.1.
- 2023-09-25 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2023-4238), fixed in 2.5.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by miniOrange (14 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1) · Path traversal and file read (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-file-access (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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