CM Download Manager < 2.8.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Priority HIGH 65CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The CM Download Manager WordPress plugin before 2.8.6 allows high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files by setting the any extension via the plugin's setting, which could be used by admins of multisite blog to upload PHP files for example.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01556 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed CM Download Manager (Unknown): 2.8.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | CM Download Manager | 2.8.6 to before 2.8.6 | 2.8.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- CM Download Manager VendorUnknown Affected 2.8.6 to before 2.8.6 Fixed in 2.8.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cminds:cm_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.8.6 | Vulnerable | CreativeMindsSolutions |
- cpe:2.3:a:cminds:cm_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.8.6 Vulnerable ·CreativeMindsSolutions
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CM Download Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 2.8.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3076
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q5w-5rhq-cpgp
References
More CreativeMindsSolutions Cm Download Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01828 CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.1 - Download Edit via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-01145 CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.0 - Download Unpublish via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-01146 CM Download Manager < 2.9.0 - Download Deletion via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2020-14816 Directory traversal in the CM Download Manager (aka cm-download-manager) plugin 2.7.0 for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-07409 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CreativeMinds CM Downloads Manager… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2020-16628 The cm-download-manager plugin before 2.8.0 for WordPress allows XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-3076 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3076 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9q5w-5rhq-cpgp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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