# CVE-2014-9260: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can modify any WordPress option due to missing authorization checks in the download manager plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-99rw-g335-gppf

## What is CVE-2014-9260?

CVE-2014-9260 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The basic_settings function in the download manager plugin for WordPress before 2.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to update every WordPress option.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9260?

It affects 1 product.


Products: W3eden Download Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin Download Manager 2.7.2 - Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-2436](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2436/): Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-25069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25069/): WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-2431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2431/): Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-2098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2098/): Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-6421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6421/): Download Manager < 3.2.83 - Unauthenticated Protected File Download Password Leak (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9260 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9260 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9260/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9260/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9260
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9260
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9260

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