Download Monitor <= 1.6.3 - Directory Listing to Information Disclosure

5.3
Information Exposure
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published March 8, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Evex - Evex

Description

The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.6.3 via the 'dir' parameter. This can allow authenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including directories and otherwise restricted server-side filenames.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-monitor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.6.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.3
Patched Version
  • 1.6.4

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