FREE DOWNLOAD MANAGER <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-49315
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published October 15, 2024
Last Updated October 18, 2024
Researcher stealthcopter
Description

The FREE DOWNLOAD MANAGER plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Downloads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 via the download_stats_updated() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug free-download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.0
Patched Version
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