CVE-2024-8031 json
Secure Downloads < 1.2.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Download
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-15257
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Secure Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 is vulnerable does not properly restrict which files can be downloaded. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with admin-level access and above, to download arbitrary files that may contain sensitive information like wp-config.php.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Secure Downloads 1.2.3
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c6f54e6f-0a50-424f-ae3a-00b9880d9f13/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Secure Downloads
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/c6f54e6f-0a50-424f-ae3a-00b9880d9f13/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-8031
- NVD CVE-2024-8031
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