Vulnerability in Wpchill Download Monitor

CVE-2022-2981

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.5.98 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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-2981: held from 0.009 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2981?
CVE-2022-2981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Download Monitor, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-2981?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2981 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.