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CVE-2021-24692

Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.5 - Contributor+ Arbitrary File Download via Path Traversal

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2022 at 02:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSimple Download Monitor

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to download any file on the web server (such as wp-config.php) via a path traversal vector.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Simple Download Monitor· Tipsandtricks Hqwordpress-plugin
95%
v < 3.9.5
Affected range stops below 3.9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4c9fe97e-3d9b-4079-88d9-34e2d0605215

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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