WP-DownloadManager <= 1.69 — Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'download_path' Parameter
CVE-2026-2419Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.69Update to 1.69.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Low2.7
- CVSS
- 2.7CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
WP-DownloadManager wp-downloadmanager
- Affected≤ 1.69
- Patched in1.69.1
Update to 1.69.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.69. Version 1.69.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP-DownloadManager.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.69.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP-DownloadManager to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to n4ur15.
The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.69 via the 'download_path' configuration parameter. This is due to insufficient validation of the download path setting, which allows directory traversal sequences to bypass the WP_CONTENT_DIR prefix check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to configure the plugin to list and access arbitrary files on the server by exploiting the file browser functionality. CVE-2026-18933 is likely a duplicate.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion via 'file' Parameter ≤1.69Update to 1.69.1 | CVE-2026-2426 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload ≤1.68.11Update to 1.69 | CVE-2025-10747 | |
| Medium4.9 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read ≤1.68.10Update to 1.68.11 | CVE-2025-4798 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion ≤1.68.10Update to 1.68.11 | CVE-2025-4799 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.68.8Update to 1.68.9 | CVE-2024-47341 |
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion via 'file' Parameter
≤1.69Update to 1.69.1
- High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
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- Medium4.9Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read
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- High7.2Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion
≤1.68.10Update to 1.68.11
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.68.8Update to 1.68.9
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity low, CVSS 2.7
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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