Download Plugin <= 1.6.2 - Missing Authorization and Sensitive Information Exposure

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2021-25059
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published November 2, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j
Description

The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.6.2 due to missing capability checks on the dpwap_plugin_multiple_download_func function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level attackers to create and download arbitrary content as backup zip files in the wp-content folder.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-plugin (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.2
Patched Version
  • 2.0.0
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