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CVE-2022-2981

MEDIUM 4.9 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 10, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-552
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.5.98 does not ensure that files to be downloaded are inside the blog folders, and not sensitive, allowing high privilege users such as admin to download the wp-config.php or /etc/passwd even in an hardened environment or multisite setup.

Affected WordPress components

  • Download Monitor Plugin · download-monitor
    Confirmed match Active
    From 4.5.98 (including) to 4.5.98 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Download Monitor — From 4.5.98 (including) to 4.5.98 (excluding)
  • wpchill download_monitor — Before 4.5.98

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30ce32ce-161c-4388-8d22-751350b7b305 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record