Download Manager <= 3.2.54 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2022-2926
CVSS Medium (4.9)
Publicly Published September 5, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Raad Haddad
Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 3.2.54 via the File Browser Root field. This makes it possible for administrator-level attackers to list and read arbitrary files and folders outside of the blog directory.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.55
Patched Version
  • 3.2.55
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