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CVE-2024-11768: Download manager <= 3.3.03 - Improper Authorization to Unauthenticated Download of Password-Protected Files

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized download of password-protected content due to improper password validation on the checkFilePassword function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.03. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download password-protected files.

Affected products

• codename065 Download Manager: before 3.3.04 — fixed in 3.3.04

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: codename065 Download Manager 3.3.04. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/__/Apply.php#L376
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/feb915f4-66d6-4f46-949c-5354e414319b?source=cve

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