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CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
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2DescriptionCVE.org
The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.8 via the 'remoteurl' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access first poisons the _wpfd_file_metadata['file'] post-meta value via the unprotected file.save handler, after which the streaming endpoint - hooked on init with no authentication requirement - resolves and streams the traversed file path to any caller, including unauthenticated visitors.
AnalysisAI
Directory traversal in JoomUnited's WP File Download WordPress plugin (all versions through 6.3.8) enables server-side file disclosure via a two-stage attack chain. A subscriber-level authenticated attacker first poisons a post-meta value through an unprotected file.save handler, after which the plugin's streaming endpoint — registered on WordPress's init hook with no authentication check — resolves and serves the traversed file path to any HTTP caller, including fully unauthenticated visitors. …
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EUVD-2026-71881
GHSA-fw8g-mfpv-9hhc