WSM Downloader <- 1.4.0 - Domain Bypass

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2022-2367
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published July 12, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Raad Haddad
Description

The WSM Downloader for WordPress is vulnerable to domain bypass due to insufficient hostname validation in the wsmd_user_download_request AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass domain name restrictions on download links to download files from non-acceptable files.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wsm-downloader (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.0
Patched Version
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