CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-1524
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2023-05-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.71 does not adequately validate passwords for password-protected files. Upon validation, a master key is generated and exposed to the user, which may be used to download any password-protected file on the server, allowing a user to download any file with the knowledge of any one file's password.
Affected configurations
• w3eden download manager (< 3.2.71)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3802d15d-9bfd-4762-ab8a-04475451868e Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3802d15d-9bfd-4762-ab8a-04475451868e Exploit, Third Party Advisory