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

CVE-2024-11768Published · Updated

Action summary

Affected: ≤3.3.03Update to 3.3.04 or newer

All remediation steps
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Severity
Medium5.3
CVSS
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
What does this vector mean?
AV:N Attack vector
Network
AC:L Attack complexity
Low
PR:N Privileges required
None
UI:N User interaction
None
S:U Scope
Unchanged
C:L Confidentiality
Low
I:N Integrity
None
A:N Availability
None
Weakness
CWE-285 Improper Authorization
Required access
No account needed
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
No score
CISA KEV
Not listed
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Am I affected?

Download Manager download-manager

  1. Affected≤ 3.3.03
  2. Patched in3.3.04

Update to 3.3.04 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 3.3.03. Version 3.3.04 and later are not affected by this issue.

  • Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Download Manager.
  • No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
  • No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.

What to do

  1. Update to version 3.3.04, or a newer patched version
  2. Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
  3. Watch Download Manager to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.

Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Emiliano Versini.

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.

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

More in Download Manager

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SeverityVulnerabilityCVEPublished
Medium6.4Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'file[additional_previews][]' Parameter
6.0.0 – 7.6.3Update to 7.6.4
CVE-2026-120658
High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Registration Form (WP_Error-as-ID) via Spotlight Template [author_name]
6.0.0 – 7.5.9Update to 7.6.4
CVE-2026-119156
Medium4.3Download Manager <= 3.3.71 (free) & 7.5.9 (Pro) Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤7.5.8Update to 3.3.71 or 7.5.9
CVE-2026-86611
Medium6.1Unauthenticated DOM-Based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'REFERRER' Parameter
≤3.3.57Update to 3.3.58
CVE-2026-12054
Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpdm_packages Shortcode
≤3.3.58Update to 3.3.59
CVE-2026-9696

Timeline

  1. CVE published

    Severity medium, CVSS 5.3

  2. Record last updated

Sources & licenses

Wordfence record
Vulnerability data
Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
CVE® identifiers
[object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
CVSS / CWE
National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
VulnCrest content
Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.

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