High severity · published Aug 22, 2022
CVE-2022-2362
Download Manager < 3.2.50 - Bypass IP Address Blocking Restriction
7.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.50 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based download blocking restrictions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DM
Download Manager ·
3.2.50 before 3.2.50 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2362
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2362
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d94b721e-9ce2-45e5-a673-2a57b0137653
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