{"cve":"CVE-2024-9829","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-23T06:15:11.007","modified":"2026-06-17T08:25:20.747","status":"Analyzed","description":"The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability checks on the 'dpwap_handle_download_user' and 'dpwap_handle_download_comment' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to download any comment, and download metadata for any user including user PII and sensitive information including username, email, hashed passwords and application passwords, session token information and more depending on set up and additional plugins installed.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"references":["https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-plugin/trunk/download-plugin.php#L242","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-plugin/trunk/download-plugin.php#L262","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-plugin/trunk/download-plugin.php#L335","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3170600/","https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0891211-e4b3-4dcf-8ee0-e20abeb91640?source=cve"],"products":["metagauss:download_plugin"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:56:33.105311382+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-9829","score":0.00411,"percentile":0.35415,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}