Simple Download Monitor <= 3.9.4 - Contributor+ Arbitrary File Download

6.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2021-24692
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 2, 2021
Last Updated October 28, 2022
Researcher apple502j

Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to download any file on the web server (such as wp-config.php) via a path traversal vector.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-download-monitor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.9.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.9.5
Patched Version
  • 3.9.5

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