CVE-2023-6421 (GCVE-0-2023-6421)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-01 14:18 – Updated: 2025-06-18 14:57
VLAI?
Summary
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.83 does not protect file download's passwords, leaking it upon receiving an invalid one.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/244c7c00-fc8d-4a… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Download Manager Affected: 0 , < 3.2.83 (semver)
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Credits
Liu Shaohong WPScan
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