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CVE-2024-9829: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in metagauss Download Plugin

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-9829cvecve-2024-9829cwe-862
Published: Wed Oct 23 2024 (10/23/2024, 05:35:06 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: metagauss
Product: Download Plugin

Description

The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability checks on the 'dpwap_handle_download_user' and 'dpwap_handle_download_comment' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to download any comment, and download metadata for any user including user PII and sensitive information including username, email, hashed passwords and application passwords, session token information and more depending on set up and additional plugins installed.

Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2024-10-10T19:21:00.964Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 699f6b61b7ef31ef0b554cba

Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:36:33 PM

Last updated: 2/26/2026, 6:08:56 AM

Views: 1

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