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GHSA-3HHQ-XM5H-WCVH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-07 00:01 – Updated: 2025-03-21 18:31

Details

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in versions up to, and including 3.2.50. This is due to insufficient file type and path validation on the deleteFiles() function found in the ~/Admin/Menu/Packages.php file that triggers upon download post deletion. This makes it possible for contributor level users and above to supply an arbitrary file path via the 'file[files]' parameter when creating a download post and once the user deletes the post the supplied arbitrary file will be deleted. This can be used by attackers to delete the /wp-config.php file which will reset the installation and make it possible for an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the server.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2022-2431 (GCVE-0-2022-2431)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-06 17:18 – Updated: 2025-01-31 19:01

Summary

Severity ?

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

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	https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167920/wpdo…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/08/high-sever…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	download-manager	Download Manager	Affected: 3.2.50 , ≤ 3.2.50 (custom)

Credits

Chloe Chamberland, Wordfence

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-3HHQ-XM5H-WCVH

CVE-2022-2431 (GCVE-0-2022-2431)

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