# CVE-2021-24695: Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.6 - Unauthenticated Log Access

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive logs containing IP addresses and usernames due to predictable file locations and missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vh6h-77mp-jg82

## What is CVE-2021-24695?

CVE-2021-24695 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Simple Download Monitor, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.6 saves logs in a predictable location, and does not have any authentication or authorisation in place to prevent unauthenticated users to download and read the logs containing Sensitive Information such as IP Addresses and Usernames

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24695?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tipsandtricks-Hq Simple Download Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple Download Monitor

- [CVE-2021-24693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24693/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.5 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Thumbnail (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-24696](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24696/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.9 - Multiple CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5651/): SQL injection in Simple Download Monitor (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24692/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.5 - Contributor+ Arbitrary File Download via Path Traversal (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-24697](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24697/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24695 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Simple Download Monitor, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Simple Download Monitor. 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-2021-24695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24695

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.