# Download Manager <= 3.3.75 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via [wpdm_all_packages] Shortcode 'cols' Attribute

- **ID:** WPSEC-2026-2748
- **Plugin:** Download Manager (`download-manager`), https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/
- **Affected versions:** all versions before 3.3.76
- **Fixed in:** 3.3.76 (Update to 3.3.76 or later.)
- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
- **Weakness:** CWE-200
- **Usage among sites WPSec scans:** plugin High, affected versions High (as of 2026-11-08)
- **Attack surface analysis:** https://attacksurface.wpsec.com/plugin/download-manager
- **Fix released:** 2026-11-07
- **Published:** 2026-11-08
- **URL:** https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-2748/

## Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure via the [wpdm_all_packages] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.75. This is due to the raw post row, including the post password, being merged into the column data, while the 'cols' attribute can print any key of that data. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or above to embed the shortcode with cols="post_password" and read the passwords protecting other users' packages.

## References

- https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-2748/
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/download-manager/tags/3.3.76/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/

Source: WPSec, https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-2748/

License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Free to use, share and adapt, also commercially, if you credit WPSec and link to this advisory.