Download Manager <= 3.2.82 - Unauthenticated Password Leak

5.3
Incorrect Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-6421
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 29, 2023
Last Updated February 6, 2024
Researcher Liu Shaohong

Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.82. This is due to the plugin leaking the password to a protected file when it receives an invalid password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain access to protected files.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.2.83, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.82
Patched Version
  • 3.2.83

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