TI-2024-09122 Aliases CVE-2024-9829 GHSA-75p4-7w59-h695

Download Plugin <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Metadata and Comment Download

LOW 29CWE-862Published 2024-10-23 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability checks on the 'dpwap_handle_download_user' and 'dpwap_handle_download_comment' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to download any comment, and download metadata for any user including user PII and sensitive information including username, email, hashed passwords and application passwords, session token information and more depending on set up and additional plugins installed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00411 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
Metagauss	Download Plugin	up to 2.2.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Download Plugin VendorMetagauss Affected up to 2.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:download_plugin::::::wordpress::*	before 2.2.1	Vulnerable	Metagauss

cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:download_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Metagauss

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9829
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75p4-7w59-h695

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3170600/

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0891211-e4b3-4dcf-8ee0-e20abeb91640?source=cve

Other 3

TI-2025-05982 Download Plugin <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2021-07337 Download Plugin < 2.0.0 - Subscriber+ Website Download CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2022-16687 WordPress Download Plugin Plugin <= 2.0.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-06985 Download Plugin < 1.6.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Activation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7

Sources

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