CVE-2026-2419

18.02.2026, 08:16

The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.69 via the 'download_path' configuration parameter. This is due to insufficient validation of the download path setting, which allows directory traversal sequences to bypass the WP_CONTENT_DIR prefix check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to configure the plugin to list and access arbitrary files on the server by exploiting the file browser functionality.

Path Traversal

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	2.7 LOW	NETWORK	LOW	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Wordfence	CNA	2.7 LOW				CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Awaiting analysis

This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 1%

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-downloadmanager/commit/416b9f5459496166c0395f9e055d4c4cf872404a

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/tags/1.69/download-options.php#L42

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/trunk/download-options.php#L42

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0bb96da1-9c17-4264-ac29-b5ff8dec745d?source=cve