Download Manager <= 3.2.70 - Insufficient Authorization to Information Disclosure

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4.3
Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-1524
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published May 8, 2023
Last Updated May 12, 2023
Researcher Johan Kragt

Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information disclosure in versions up to, and including, 3.2.7.0, due to insufficient validation of passwords on password protected files. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with access to the downloads area to create a password protected post which returns a master key, and then subsequently use that master key and original password to access any other password protected post.

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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 3.2.71, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.70
Patched Version
  • 3.2.71

Recent vulnerabilities in Download Manager

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
Jun 30, 2026
Researcher: Wordfence PRISM
Download Manager <= 3.3.51 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal
4.3
CVE-2026-4057
Apr 9, 2026
Researcher: Or Benit
Download Manager <= 3.3.52 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
6.4
CVE-2026-5357
Apr 8, 2026
Researcher: zaim
Download Manager <= 3.3.49 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Email Enumeration via 'user' Parameter
4.3
CVE-2026-2571
Mar 18, 2026
Researcher: Quốc Huy (jtwings)
Download Manager <= 3.3.52 - Missing Authorization
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CVE-2026-39676
Feb 19, 2026
Researcher: Steven Julian
Download Manager <= 3.3.46 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_to' Parameter
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CVE-2026-1666
Feb 17, 2026
Researcher: Jack Taylor
Download Manager <= 3.3.53 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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CVE-2026-39615
Feb 10, 2026
Researcher: hhhai
Download Manager <= 3.3.40 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation via updatePassword
7.3
CVE-2025-15364
Jan 5, 2026
Researcher: Drew Webber (mcdruid)
# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 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
2 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
3 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
4 Download Manager <= 3.3.51 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal CVE-2026-4057 4.3 Or Benit April 9, 2026
5 Download Manager <= 3.3.52 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes CVE-2026-5357 6.4 zaim April 8, 2026
6 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
7 Download Manager <= 3.3.52 - Missing Authorization CVE-2026-39676 5.3 Steven Julian February 19, 2026
8 Download Manager <= 3.3.46 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_to' Parameter CVE-2026-1666 6.1 Jack Taylor February 17, 2026
9 Download Manager <= 3.3.53 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-39615 6.4 hhhai February 10, 2026
10 Download Manager <= 3.3.40 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation via updatePassword CVE-2025-15364 7.3 Drew Webber (mcdruid) January 5, 2026
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