Download Manager <= 3.3.72 - Unauthenticated Missing Authorization to Restricted Package Download via Password Lock
- ID
- WPSEC-2026-1064
- Plugin
- Download Manager (download-manager)
- Affected
- all versions before 3.3.73
- Remediation
- Update to 3.3.73 or later.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Usage
- Plugin High · Affected versions High among sites WPSec scans, 2026-10-16
- Attack surface
- Download Manager on WPSec AttackSurface
- Fix released
- Published
Description
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access via the password lock (wpdm/validate-password REST endpoint) in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.72. This is due to the endpoint issuing a temporary download key after a correct password without checking that the package is published or that the current user's role may access it. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who know a package's password to download role-restricted packages they would otherwise not be permitted to download. Authenticated users can also download unpublished packages this way. The download key skips the package's access roles.
References
- https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-1064/
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/download-manager/tags/3.3.73/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/
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