Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2024
CVE-2024-9829
Download Plugin <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Metadata and Comment Download
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability checks on the 'dpwap_handle_download_user' and 'dpwap_handle_download_comment' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to download any comment, and download metadata for any user including user PII and sensitive information including username, email, hashed passwords and application passwords, session token information and more depending on set up and additional plugins installed.
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)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DP
Download Plugin · metagauss
through 2.2.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9829
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9829
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-plugin/trunk/download-plugin.php#L242
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-plugin/trunk/download-plugin.php#L262
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-plugin/trunk/download-plugin.php#L335
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3170600/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0891211-e4b3-4dcf-8ee0-e20abeb91640?source=cve
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