CVE-2023-6785 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2023-6785

Download Manager <= 3.2.84 - Missing Authorization

5.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file download of files added via the plugin in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.84. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files added with the plugin (even when privately published).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

wesley

References

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Download Manager <= 3.3.40 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation via updatePassword

Affected Vendor

codename065

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Affected Software

Download Manager

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 13th, 2024

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1213 Data from Information Repositories

T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation