CVE-2021-31567

Published: Jan 28, 2022

Modified: Apr 28, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.8

MEDIUM

Description

Authenticated (admin+) Arbitrary File Download vulnerability discovered in Download Monitor WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.4.6). The plugin allows arbitrary files, including sensitive configuration files such as wp-config.php, to be downloaded via the &downloadable_file_urls[0] parameter data. It's also possible to escape from the web server home directory and download any file within the OS.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers

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https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor/blob/master/changelog.txt

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https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability

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CVE-2021-31567

Description

Affected Products

CVSS v3.1 Details

References