CVE-2014-9260
The basic_settings function in the download manager plugin for WordPress before 2.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to update every WordPress option.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The basic_settings function in the download manager plugin for WordPress before 2.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to update every WordPress option.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.06% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 November 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- w3eden/download manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 11.1% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130690/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.7.2-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130690/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.7.2-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.