CVE-2021-34638 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Authenticated Directory Traversal in WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 allows authenticated (Contributor+) users to obtain sensitive configuration file information, as well as allowing Author+ users to perform XSS attacks, by setting Download template to a file containing configuration information or an uploaded JavaScript with an image extension This issue affects: WordPress Download Manager version 3.1.24 and prior versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
W3eden	Download Manager

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/07/wordpress-download-manager-vulnerabilities/

History

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		W3eden W3eden download Manager
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:wpdownloadmanager:wordpress_download_manager::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products	Wpdownloadmanager Wpdownloadmanager wordpress Download Manager	W3eden W3eden download Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2021-08-05T20:18:33

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:19:47.463Z

Reserved: 2021-06-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-34638

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-05T21:15:12.307

Modified: 2025-03-21T16:07:09.227

Link: CVE-2021-34638

Redhat

No data.

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