WordPress Download Manager <= 2.7.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary Options Update

Missing Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2014-9260
CVSS	High (8.1)
Publicly Published	November 24, 2014
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Kacper Szurek

Description

The basic_settings function in the download manager plugin for WordPress before 2.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to update every WordPress option.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 2.7.3
Patched Version	2.7.3

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