EUVD-2026-21258CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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3Description
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.
Analysis
Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level or higher access to WordPress sites using the Download Manager plugin (versions up to 3.3.51) can strip protection metadata from any media file, including those they do not own, by exploiting a missing capability check in the makeMediaPublic() and makeMediaPrivate() functions. This allows unauthorized modification of access restrictions, passwords, and private flags on media files, exposing admin-protected content via direct URLs. …
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