# Prevent Files / Folders Access

> Prevent public access to WordPress files and folders. Protect downloads from public access. Role and user based folder access in premium plans only.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `prevent-file-access`
- Author: miniOrange
- Version: 2.7.0
- Active installs: 1,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-12 (33 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 4.7, PHP 5.6
- Tags: content restriction, media restriction, protect uploads, protect-folders, secure files
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-file-access/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 33 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Inaccessible ↔ Accessible, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-09-30 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 2.6.7). CVE-2026-97267, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65f7add4-b231-43b3-9f88-1965218dd91a?source=api-prod
- 2025-08-06 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal (up to 2.6.0). CVE-2025-53561, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f1f0b69-1c38-45e9-a3d6-b7a85f6ed78c?source=api-prod
- 2023-08-28 HIGH: Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload in mo_media_restrict_page (up to 2.5.1). CVE-2023-4238, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b266bd10-dbc6-4058-a5b2-1578c0814cb4?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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