Download Attachments <= 1.4.0 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- Download Attachments
- Affected Version
<= 1.4.0- CVSS
- 6.5Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
- CVE
CVE-2026-39616
At a glance
CVE-2026-39616 is a medium-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in the Download Attachments WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.4.0. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed February 2026, reported by Jakub Herman.
Vulnerability Overview
The Download Attachments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Reaching this weakness in Download Attachments <= 1.4.0 takes no account at all. Authorization bypass through a user-controlled key, often called insecure direct object reference, means the application looks up a record by an identifier from the request without checking that the caller owns it.
Changing a number in the request is enough to read or modify other users' records, which on commerce and membership sites means customer data. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for Download Attachments yet, so installs running <= 1.4.0 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How does WordSec protect against this?
This one needs no account at all, which puts it outside what login hardening can reach; WordSec's login security narrows the account-level paths around it, and the firewall is what inspects the request itself. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.
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External References
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