Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-18933
wp-downloadmanager wp-downloadmanager
wp-downloadmanager - Unrestricted File Upload via Missing Extension/MIME Validation and Path Traversal
CVSS 3.1
7.2High
Official description
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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (TuranSec) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wp-downloadmanager | wp-downloadmanager | v ≤ 1.69 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-downloadmanager/#description third-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2026-08-05
- Last updated
- 2026-08-10
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- TuranSec
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
43%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type