vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: download-manager: CVE-2017-2217: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 13, 2017
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

Open redirect vulnerability in WordPress Download Manager prior to version 2.9.51 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Solution

download-manager-plugin-cve-2017-2217
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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