Simple Download Button Shortcode <= 1.0 - Information Disclosure via Arbitrary File Downloads

7.5
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2012-10016
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published September 17, 2012
Last Updated February 7, 2024

Description

The Simple Download Button Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Downloads in version 1.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating the path of the file to be downloaded. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files that may contain sensitive data.

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Vulnerability Details for simple-download-button-shortcode

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-download-button-shortcode (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • 1.0
Patched Version
  • 1.1

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