WordPress Download Manager <= 2.7.4 - Remote Code Execution

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published December 15, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher MICKAEL NADEAU (Sucuri)
Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 2.7.4 via the wpdm_ajax_call_exec() function. This allows unauthorized attackers to execute code on the server.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.7.5
Patched Version
  • 2.7.5
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