# CVE-2024-1962: CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.1 - Download Edit via CSRF

> Attackers can trick logged-in admins into editing downloads via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to the CM Download Manager plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6fc3-8g79-3f39

## What is CVE-2024-1962?

CVE-2024-1962 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown CM Download Manager , published on 25 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The CM Download Manager  WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 does not have CSRF checks in some places, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins edit downloads via a CSRF attack

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1962?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cminds Cm Download Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1962 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1962 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown CM Download Manager 

- [CVE-2020-24146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24146/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-3076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3076/): CM Download Manager < 2.8.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-1231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1231/): CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.0 - Download Unpublish via CSRF (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-9129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9129/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2020-24145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24145/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1962 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1962 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown CM Download Manager , published on 25 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1962 exists.

Affected product: Unknown CM Download Manager . 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-2024-1962/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1962/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1962
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1962
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1962

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1962/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.