Secure Downloads Plugin up to 1.2.2 on WordPress update path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Secure Downloads Plugin up to 1.2.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function update. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-8031. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Secure Downloads Plugin up to 1.2.2 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function update. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product 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 product 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Secure Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 is vulnerable does not properly restrict which files can be downloaded. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with admin-level access and above, to download arbitrary files that may contain sensitive information like wp-config.php.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-8031 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-15257). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Secure Downloads Plugin

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• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2

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