wp-downloadmanager - Unrestricted File Upload via Missing Extension/MIME Validation and Path Traversal
Priority LOW 34CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The wp-downloadmanager WordPress plugin, in version 1.68.11 (also affecting the 6.9.4 release line), allows an admin-privileged user (current_user_can('manage_downloads')) to upload arbitrary files via download-add.php with no extension or MIME-type validation of any kind - no wp_check_filetype_and_ext, no validate_file, and no extension blocklist exist anywhere in the upload handler.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00499 43rd 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
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wp-downloadmanager | wp-downloadmanager | up to 1.69 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- wp-downloadmanager Vendorwp-downloadmanager Affected up to 1.69 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18933
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cc9f-29gq-5x7c
References
More wp-downloadmanager vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-03969 Improper privilege management in codename065 Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-35106 WordPress Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products Securely plugin <= 6.0.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2023-08888 WordPress Gutenberg Blocks by WordPress Download Manager Plugin <= 2.1.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-03733 Cross-site scripting in codename065 Download Manager CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-06846 Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products Securely <= 5.9.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-18933 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18933 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cc9f-29gq-5x7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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