CVE-2022-2362

Download Manager < 3.2.50 - Bypass IP Address Blocking Restriction

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: August 22, 2022 at 03:01 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:41 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorDownload Manager

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.50 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based download blocking restrictions.

Affected

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

Download Manager · W3EDENwordpress-plugin

95%

v < 3.2.50

Affected range stops below 3.2.50, 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/d94b721e-9ce2-45e5-a673-2a57b0137653

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-79NVD-CWE-noinfo

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