Download Plugin up to 2.2.0 on WordPress User Metadata authorization

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Download Plugin up to 2.2.0 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function of the component User Metadata Handler. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-9829. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Download Plugin up to 2.2.0 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component User Metadata Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability checks on the 'dpwap_handle_download_user' and 'dpwap_handle_download_comment' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to download any comment, and download metadata for any user including user PII and sensitive information including username, email, hashed passwords and application passwords, session token information and more depending on set up and additional plugins installed.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-9829 since 10/10/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/23/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Download Plugin

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2.0

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