CVE-2022-2222

Download Monitor <= 4.5.9 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Download

2022-06-27 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 4.5.91
Affected Plugin: Download Monitor
Affected Version: <= 4.5.9
CVSS: 4.9Medium
Weakness type: CWE-552 · Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CVE: CVE-2022-2222

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At a glance

CVE-2022-2222 is a medium-severity Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties vulnerability in the Download Monitor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 4.5.9. It carries a CVSS score of 4.9 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account. The issue is fixed in version 4.5.91; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2022, reported by Thiago Martins.

Vulnerability Overview

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.5.91 does not ensure that files to be downloaded are inside the blog folders, and not sensitive, allowing high privilege users such as admin to download the wp-config.php or /etc/passwd even in an hardened environment or multisite setup.

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 interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.

Remediation

Update to version 4.5.91, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Download Monitor: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Download Monitor 4.5.91 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2222 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ce15d38-c5bc-441b-976a-60a3e90b5a30 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2222

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CVSS Vector

4.9

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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