CM Download Manager <= 2.9.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

9.1
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2025-30910
CVSS 9.1 (Critical)
Publicly Published March 27, 2025
Last Updated April 2, 2025
Researcher Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc)

Description

The CM Download Manager – Simplify file sharing with powerful download management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the deletescreenshot() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

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Vulnerability Details for CM Download Manager – Organize, Protect & Share Files in WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug cm-download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.0.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.9.6
Patched Version
  • 3.0.0

Recent vulnerabilities in CM Download Manager – Organize, Protect & Share Files in WordPress

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 CM Download Manager < 2.9.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via editHeader CVE-2024-1962 4.3 Bob Matyas March 25, 2024
2 CM Download Manager < 2.9.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via delHeader CVE-2024-1232 4.3 Sushmita Poudel March 25, 2024
3 CM Download Manager < 2.9.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via unpublishHeader CVE-2024-1231 4.3 Sushmita Poudel March 25, 2024
4 CM Download Manager <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload CVE-2022-3076 7.2 Kévin Mosbahi (Mika) September 5, 2022
5 CM Download Manager <= 2.7.0 - Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2020-24145 6.1 Suzhou Aurora Infinity Information Technology Co April 13, 2021
6 CM Download Manager < 2.8.0 - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion and Denial of Service CVE-2020-24146 8.1 Suzhou Aurora Infinity Information Technology Co April 13, 2021
7 CM Download Manager <= 2.7.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2020-27344 5.5 qwebee October 22, 2020
8 CM Download Manager <= 2.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2014-9129 6.1 Henri Salo (fgeek) December 1, 2014
9 CM Download Manager <= 2.0.3 - Code Injection CVE-2014-8877 9.8 Phi Le Ngoc November 10, 2014

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