CM Download Manager < 2.8.0 - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion and Denial of Service

8.1
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2020-24146
CVSS 8.1 (High)
Publicly Published April 13, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Suzhou Aurora Infinity Information Technology Co

Description

Directory traversal in the CM Download Manager (aka cm-download-manager) plugin 2.7.0 for WordPress allows authorized users to delete arbitrary files and possibly cause a denial of service via the fileName parameter in a deletescreenshot action.

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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 2.8.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.8.0
Patched Version
  • 2.8.0

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