{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-3835","description":"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 including, 2.8.8.8 The method uses a SQL `LIKE` operator for token lookup without escaping wildcard characters via `$wpdb->esc_like()`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the private token requirement by supplying SQL wildcard characters (such as `%`) as the token value, matching any record in the plugin-s file table and downloading any protected file.","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T06:17:38","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-14T19:09:56","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3835","cvssScore":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","epssProbability":0.00273,"riskScore":0.54,"affectedProduct":"Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files","affectedVersions":"<=2.8.8.8","vulnerabilityType":"Web app","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-3835","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-3835","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-3835","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-3835","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-3835","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-3835","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-3835","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-3835"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3835"}}