Vulnerability · Published Jan 28, 2022 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2021-31567WordPress Download Monitor plugin <= 4.4.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity information exposure in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Authenticated (admin+) Arbitrary File Download vulnerability discovered in Download Monitor WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.4.6). The plugin allows arbitrary files, including sensitive configuration files such as wp-config.php, to be downloaded via the &downloadable_file_urls[0] parameter data. It's also possible to escape from the web server home directory and download any file within the OS.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor/blob/master/changelog.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability x_refsource_CONFIRM