vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: download-manager: CVE-2022-0828: Inadequate Encryption Strength
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 16, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 16, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.39 uses the uniqid php function to generate the master key for a download, allowing an attacker to brute force the key with reasonable resources giving direct download access regardless of role based restrictions or password protections set for the download.
Solution
download-manager-plugin-cve-2022-0828
References
Rapid7 Labs
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