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CVE-2021-25059

Download Plugin < 2.0.0 - Subscriber+ Website Download

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 2.0.0.

CVSS 3.14.3MediumEPSS percentile51st0.7% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 1 sourceFix2.0.0Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.

  • Unknown Download PluginAffected: < 2.0.0Upgrade to: 2.0.0Stated by: CVE record
  • Metagauss Download PluginAffected: < 2.0.0Upgrade to: 2.0.0Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

The Download Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly validate a user has the required privileges to access a backup's nonce identifier, which may allow any users with an account on the site (such as subscriber) to download a full copy of the website.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS51st
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

1 source with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 51st percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

4 events over 1194 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Public exploit / PoCsource: othernuclei check added
  2. Record updated
  3. Published

Affected products

And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Scored 4.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Sources

References in the record

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