vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: download-manager: CVE-2023-1809: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 10, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The Download Manager Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 6.2.9 due to the plugin leaking the master key. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the key and extract sensitive data contained in password protected package files.

Solution

download-manager-plugin-cve-2023-1809
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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