Description
The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.69 via the 'download_path' configuration parameter. This is due to insufficient validation of the download path setting, which allows directory traversal sequences to bypass the WP_CONTENT_DIR prefix check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to configure the plugin to list and access arbitrary files on the server by exploiting the file browser functionality.
Problem types
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Product status
* (semver)
Timeline
| 2026-02-12: | Vendor Notified |
| 2026-02-17: | Disclosed |
Credits
Sunnatillo Abdivasiyev
References
www.wordfence.com/...-9c17-4264-ac29-b5ff8dec745d?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ger/trunk/download-options.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tags/1.69/download-options.php
github.com/...ommit/416b9f5459496166c0395f9e055d4c4cf872404a