CVSS 3.1
6.8 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NCVE-2021-31567
Medium (6.8) in wpchill download monitor. EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Authenticated (admin+) Arbitrary File Download vulnerability discovered in Download Monitor WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.4.6). The plugin allows arbitrary files, including sensitive configuration files such as wp-config.php, to be downloaded via the &downloadable_file_urls[0] parameter data. It's also possible to escape from the web server home directory and download any file within the OS.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 72% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-200
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- wpchill:download_monitor
References
- https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor/blob/master/changelog.txt
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers
- https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor/blob/master/changelog.txt
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability