Download Manager <= 3.2.54 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal

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4.9
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2022-2926
CVSS 4.9 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 5, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Raad Haddad

Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 3.2.54 via the File Browser Root field. This makes it possible for administrator-level attackers to list and read arbitrary files and folders outside of the blog directory.

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Vulnerability Details for Download Manager

Download Manager

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.2.55, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.2.55
Patched Version
  • 3.2.55

Recent vulnerabilities in Download Manager

Download Manager < 3.3.66 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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CVE-2026-14292
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Researcher: Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara
Download Manager <= 3.3.66 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'icon' Shortcode Attribute
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CVE-2026-16685
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Researcher: Wordfence PRISM
Download Manager <= 3.3.61 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'note_before' and 'note_after' Shortcode Attributes
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CVE-2026-14343
Jul 8, 2026
Researcher: Wordfence PRISM
Download Manager <= 3.3.60 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'no_data_msg' Shortcode Attribute
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CVE-2026-13733
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Researcher: Wordfence PRISM
Download Manager <= 3.3.51 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal
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CVE-2026-4057
Apr 9, 2026
Researcher: Or Benit
Download Manager <= 3.3.52 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
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CVE-2026-5357
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Researcher: zaim
Download Manager <= 3.3.49 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Email Enumeration via 'user' Parameter
4.3
CVE-2026-2571
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Researcher: Quốc Huy (jtwings)
Download Manager <= 3.3.52 - Missing Authorization
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CVE-2026-39676
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Researcher: Steven Julian
Download Manager <= 3.3.46 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_to' Parameter
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CVE-2026-1666
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Researcher: Jack Taylor
Download Manager <= 3.3.53 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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CVE-2026-39615
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Researcher: hhhai
# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Download Manager < 3.3.66 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-14292 7.2 Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara August 5, 2026
2 Download Manager <= 3.3.66 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'icon' Shortcode Attribute CVE-2026-16685 6.4 Wordfence PRISM July 31, 2026
3 Download Manager <= 3.3.61 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'note_before' and 'note_after' Shortcode Attributes CVE-2026-14343 6.4 Wordfence PRISM July 8, 2026
4 Download Manager <= 3.3.60 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'no_data_msg' Shortcode Attribute CVE-2026-13733 6.4 Wordfence PRISM June 30, 2026
5 Download Manager <= 3.3.51 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal CVE-2026-4057 4.3 Or Benit April 9, 2026
6 Download Manager <= 3.3.52 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes CVE-2026-5357 6.4 zaim April 8, 2026
7 Download Manager <= 3.3.49 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Email Enumeration via 'user' Parameter CVE-2026-2571 4.3 Quốc Huy (jtwings) March 18, 2026
8 Download Manager <= 3.3.52 - Missing Authorization CVE-2026-39676 5.3 Steven Julian February 19, 2026
9 Download Manager <= 3.3.46 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_to' Parameter CVE-2026-1666 6.1 Jack Taylor February 17, 2026
10 Download Manager <= 3.3.53 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-39615 6.4 hhhai February 10, 2026
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