WF-4f7fa5a4-07d7-4815-b393-871568777b0f-download-monitor

Download Monitor <= 4.7.2 - Authenticated Directory Traversal to Sensitive Information Exposure

mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

4.9

CVSS Score

4.9

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

4.7.3

Patched in

448d

Time to patch

Description

The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.7.2 via the list_files function. This allows users with manage_downloads permissions to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.7.2

PublishedNovember 1, 2022

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected plugindownload-monitor

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f7fa5a4-07d7-4815-b393-871568777b0f?source=api-prod

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