Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard <= 1.8.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Download

4.9
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-35162
CVSS 4.9 (Medium)
Publicly Published May 17, 2024
Last Updated June 6, 2024
Researcher Gen Sato

Description

The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.5 via the download_theme function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

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Vulnerability Details for Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-plugins-dashboard (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.8.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.5
Patched Version
  • 1.8.6

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