CVE-2024-3269 Download Monitor <= 4.9.13 - Missing Authorization
Authenticated attackers can uninstall the Download Monitor plugin and delete its data due to a missing capability check.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3269?
CVE-2024-3269 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpchill Download Monitor, published on 30 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to functionality due to a missing capability check on the dlm_uninstall_plugin function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.13. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to uninstall the plugin and delete its data.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3269?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3269?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3269 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-3269 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3269 in the wild and no public exploit code.