Medium severity · published Mar 14, 2022
CVE-2021-24692
Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.5 - Contributor+ Arbitrary File Download via Path Traversal
6.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to download any file on the web server (such as wp-config.php) via a path traversal vector.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SD
Simple Download Monitor ·
3.9.5 before 3.9.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24692
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24692
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4c9fe97e-3d9b-4079-88d9-34e2d0605215
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