Simple Download Monitor <= 3.2.8 - Missing Authorization

Improper Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (9.9)
Publicly Published January 19, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher James Golovich
Description

The Simple Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on the 'sdm_tiny_get_post_ids_ajax_call()' and 'sdm_remove_thumbnail_image_ajax_call()' functions in versions up to, and including, 3.2.8. This makes it possible for unauthorized attackers to access otherwise private files and delete thumbnails.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-download-monitor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.8
Patched Version
  • 3.2.9
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