Vulnerabilities and security researches forrestrict-file-access restrict-file-access

Jun 15, 2025

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-6070
Home page URL: Security reports for Restrict File Access
Application: Restrict File Access
Date: Jun 14, 2025
Research Description: The Restrict File Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2 via the output() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Affected versions: max 1.1.2.
Status: vulnerable

Jul 15, 2025

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-7667
Home page URL: Security reports for Restrict File Access
Application: Restrict File Access
Date: Jul 15, 2025
Research Description: The Restrict File Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'restrict-file-access' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php), via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected versions: max 1.1.2.
Status: vulnerable