Download Manager <= 3.2.70 - Insufficient Authorization to Information Disclosure

4.3
Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-1524
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published May 8, 2023
Last Updated May 12, 2023
Researcher Johan Kragt

Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information disclosure in versions up to, and including, 3.2.7.0, due to insufficient validation of passwords on password protected files. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with access to the downloads area to create a password protected post which returns a master key, and then subsequently use that master key and original password to access any other password protected post.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.2.71, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.70
Patched Version
  • 3.2.71

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