vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: simple-download-monitor: CVE-2021-24698: Improper Access Control

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 5, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025

Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.6 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to remove thumbnails from downloads they do not own, even if they cannot normally edit the download.

Solution

simple-download-monitor-plugin-cve-2021-24698
Title
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