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CVE-2024-3269: Download Monitor <= 4.9.13 - Missing Authorization

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: 2024-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to functionality due to a missing capability check on the dlm_uninstall_plugin function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.13. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to uninstall the plugin and delete its data.

Affected products

• wpchill Download Monitor: through 4.9.13

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3092928/download-monitor/trunk?contextall=1&old=3070504&old_path=%2Fdownload-monitor%2Ftrunk
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c454a958-91c4-4847-91f6-dedebf857964?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3092928/download-monitor/trunk?contextall=1&old=3070504&old_path=%2Fdownload-monitor%2Ftrunk
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c454a958-91c4-4847-91f6-dedebf857964?source=cve

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