Description

WordPress Plugin Download Plugin is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently activate plugins that are already installed. WordPress Plugin Download Plugin version 1.6.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.6.1 or latest

References

https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:4ED8296E-1306-481F-9A22-723B051122C0

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/download-plugin/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-24703 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass