Medium severity · published Sep 26, 2022
CVE-2022-2926
Download Manager < 3.2.55 - Admin+ Arbitrary File/Folder Access via Path Traversal
4.9
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.55 does not validate one of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to list and read arbitrary files and folders outside of the blog directory
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DM
Download Manager ·
3.2.55 before 3.2.55 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2926
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2926
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2a440e1a-a7e4-4106-839a-d93895e16785
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