CVE-2024-56217 WordPress Download Manager plugin <= 3.3.03 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the WordPress Download Manager plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- 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-2024-56217?
CVE-2024-56217 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Shahjada Download Manager, published on 31 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shahjada Download Manager download-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Download Manager: from n/a through <= 3.3.03.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56217?
It affects 1 product.
Products include W3eden Download Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56217 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-2024-56217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Shahjada Download Manager
- CVE-2022-2436 Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization
- CVE-2021-25069 WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS
- CVE-2014-9260 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2022-2431 Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion
- CVE-2024-2098 Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wxm7-9gw3-47wq.