Download manager <= 3.3.03 - Improper Authorization to Unauthenticated Download of Password-Protected Files

Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-11768
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published December 18, 2024
Last Updated December 19, 2024
Researcher Emiliano Versini
Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized download of password-protected content due to improper password validation on the checkFilePassword function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.03. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download password-protected files.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.3.03
Patched Version
  • 3.3.04
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