Download Manager, CVE-2023-1524

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-1524
Home page URL: Security reports for Download Manager
Application: Download Manager
Published on: May 30, 2023
Research Description: The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.71 does not adequately validate passwords for password-protected files. Upon validation, a master key is generated and exposed to the user, which may be used to download any password-protected file on the server, allowing a user to download any file with the knowledge of any one file's password.
Affected versions: Min -, max 3.2.71.
Status: vulnerable