The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.2.48. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete stats and clear the plugin's cache via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE-2022-36288 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Download Manager. It affects Versions up to 3.2.48 and is fixed in 3.2.49.
CVE-2022-36288 is tracked for the Plugin Download Manager as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 3.2.48. Update Download Manager to 3.2.49 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
download-manager
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2022-36288 |
| Patched Versions |
3.2.49
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.2.48
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Download Manager <= 3.3.12 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion
Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization
Download Manager <= 3.2.48 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion
WordPress Download Manager <= 3.2.33 - Authenticated SQL Injection
WordPress Download Manager <= 2.7.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary Options Update
Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary
Download Manager <= 3.2.38 - Unauthenticated Brute Force of File Master Key
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