Path traversal in gamerz WP-DownloadManager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.69 via the 'download_path' configuration parameter. This is due to insufficient validation of the download path setting, which allows directory traversal sequences to bypass the WP_CONTENT_DIR prefix check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to configure the plugin to list and access arbitrary files on the server by exploiting the file browser functionality.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2419
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7wp-4j7p-g4vj
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0bb96da1-9c17-4264-ac29-b5ff8dec745d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/trunk/download-options.php#L42
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/tags/1.69/download-options.php#L42
- https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-downloadmanager/commit/416b9f5459496166c0395f9e055d4c4cf872404a
More gamerz vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02720 WP-UserOnline <= 2.88.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2022-02284 WP-UserOnline <= 2.87.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2026-16055 WP-Stats <= 2.56 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-04295 WP-DownloadManager <= 1.68.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2006-00229 SQL injection vulnerability in wp-stats.php in GaMerZ WP-Stats 2.0 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-09838 WP-DownloadManager <= 1.68.11 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-2419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q7wp-4j7p-g4vj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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