CVE-2023-1524

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.71 does not adequately validate passwords for password-protected files. Upon validation, a master key is generated and exposed to the user, which may be used to download any password-protected file on the server, allowing a user to download any file with the knowledge of any one file's password.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3802d15d-9bfd-4762-ab8a-04475451868e	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3802d15d-9bfd-4762-ab8a-04475451868e	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Mar 2025, 19:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		W3eden download Manager W3eden
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:wpdownloadmanager:download_manager::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:::::free:wordpress::
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3802d15d-9bfd-4762-ab8a-04475451868e - Exploit~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3802d15d-9bfd-4762-ab8a-04475451868e - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo

Information

Published : 2023-05-30 08:15

Updated : 2025-03-21 19:19

NVD link : CVE-2023-1524

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1524

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1524

JSON object : View

Products Affected

w3eden

download_manager

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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