CVE-2021-34638 WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 Authenticated Directory Traversal

What is CVE-2021-34638?

CVE-2021-34638 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in W3 Eden, Inc. WordPress Download Manager, published on 5 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Authenticated Directory Traversal in WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 allows authenticated (Contributor+) users to obtain sensitive configuration file information, as well as allowing Author+ users to perform XSS attacks, by setting Download template to a file containing configuration information or an uploaded JavaScript with an image extension This issue affects: WordPress Download Manager version 3.1.24 and prior versions.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-540, CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34638?

It affects 1 product.

Products include W3eden Download Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34638?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-34638 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in W3 Eden, Inc. WordPress Download Manager

• CVE-2022-2436 Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization High 8.8
• CVE-2021-25069 WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS High 8.8
• CVE-2014-9260 Missing authorization in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2022-2431 Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion High 8.1
• CVE-2024-2098 Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-26f9-v8xg-pg4g.