CVE-2024-11768

Download manager <= 3.3.03 - Improper Authorization to Unauthenticated Download of Password-Protected Files

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized download of password-protected content due to improper password validation on the checkFilePassword function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.03. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download password-protected files.

El complemento Download Manager para WordPress es vulnerable a la descarga no autorizada de contenido protegido con contraseña debido a una validación incorrecta de la contraseña en la función checkFilePassword en todas las versiones hasta la 3.3.03 incluida. Esto permite que atacantes no autenticados descarguen archivos protegidos con contraseña.

*Credits: Emiliano Versini

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-11-26 CVE Reserved
2024-12-18 CVE Published
2024-12-19 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-285: Improper Authorization

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/__/Apply.php#L376
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/feb915f4-66d6-4f46-949c-5354e414319b?source=cve

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Codename065 Search vendor "Codename065"		Download Manager Search vendor "Codename065" for product "Download Manager"				<= 3.3.03 Search vendor "Codename065" for product "Download Manager" and version " <= 3.3.03"		en		Affected