Download Manager <= 3.3.51 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · 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 Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `makeMediaPublic()` and `makeMediaPrivate()` functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for `edit_posts` capability without verifying post ownership via `current_user_can('edit_post', $id)`, and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in `mediaAccessControl()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to strip all protection metadata (password, access restrictions, private flag) from any media file they do not own, making admin-protected files publicly accessible via their direct URL.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| codename065 | Download Manager | up to 3.3.51 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Download Manager Vendorcodename065 Affected up to 3.3.51 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | codename065 |
- cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·codename065
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4057
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q5w-6r9g-cpgc
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a6b02846-61be-4571-921d-53df5493f856?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.51/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php#L257
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.51/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php#L237
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php#L257
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php#L237
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3492316/download-manager/trunk/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fdownload-manager/tags/3.3.51&new_path=%2Fdownload-manager/tags/3.3.52
More codename065 vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05891 Download Manager < 3.2.83 - Unauthenticated Protected File Download Password Leak CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-01700 Download Manager Pro < 6.3.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-01438 Download Manager < 3.2.71 - Broken Access Controls CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-07827 Download Manager < 3.3.00 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-04091 Download Manager < 3.2.62 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-09921 Download Manager < 3.3.03 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-4057 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4057 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5q5w-6r9g-cpgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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