Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2022-2436Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity unsafe deserialization in Download Manager from codename065. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'file[package_dir]' parameter in versions up to, and including 3.2.49. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
codename065 Download Manager 0 – through 3.2.49

Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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