CM Download Manager <= 2.0.3 - Code Injection

9.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2014-8877
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published November 10, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Phi Le Ngoc

Description

The alterSearchQuery function in lib/controllers/CmdownloadController.php in the CreativeMinds CM Downloads Manager plugin before 2.0.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the CMDsearch parameter to cmdownloads/, which is processed by the PHP create_function function.

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Vulnerability Details for CM Download Manager – Document and File Management

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug cm-download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.3
Patched Version
  • 2.0.4

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