WordPress Download Manager <= 2.7.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary Options Update

8.1
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2014-9260
CVSS 8.1 (High)
Publicly Published November 24, 2014
Last Updated January 27, 2023
Researcher Kacper Szurek

Description

The basic_settings function in the download manager plugin for WordPress before 2.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to update every WordPress option.

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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 2.7.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.7.3
Patched Version
  • 2.7.3

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