CVE-2021-34638

WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 Authenticated Directory Traversal

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Aug 5, 2021
Updated: Aug 4, 2024
Reserved: Jun 10, 2021

Description

Authenticated Directory Traversal in WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 allows authenticated (Contributor+) users to obtain sensitive configuration file information, as well as allowing Author+ users to perform XSS attacks, by setting Download template to a file containing configuration information or an uploaded JavaScript with an image extension This issue affects: WordPress Download Manager version 3.1.24 and prior versions.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	Wordfence

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
CWE-540 Information Exposure Through Source Code

Affected Products

Product	Versions
WordPress Download ManagerW3 Eden, Inc.	3.1.24 through 3.1.24Affected

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/07/wordpress-download-manager-vulnerabilities/

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