VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-31567
Authenticated (admin+) Arbitrary File Download vulnerability discovered in Download Monitor WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.4.6).
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 1.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.39% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- wpchill/download monitor
- Source
- audit@patchstack.com
References
- https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor/blob/master/changelog.txtRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developersProduct
- https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor/blob/master/changelog.txtRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developersProduct
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.