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CVE-2024-9829 The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability checks…

Description

The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability checks on the 'dpwap_handle_download_user' and 'dpwap_handle_download_comment' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to download any comment, and download metadata for any user including user PII and sensitive information including username, email, hashed passwords and application passwords, session token information and more depending on set up and additional plugins installed.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Download Plugin 2.2 earliest → 2.2.0 No fix stated

Other CVEs of Download Plugin

The 3 CVEs of Download Plugin →
CVE-2025-6586 The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation… 7.2 High CVE-2022-36345 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Metagauss Download Plugin <= 2.0.4 versions 4.3 Medium
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