6.8

CVE-2022-2981: unknown download monitor

CVSS: 6.8v3.1MediumModified
Published 10-10-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2981 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in unknown download monitor. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 4.5.98.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
1.10%
0%100%
Low · +0.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.10%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.14 pp

From 0.96% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.10%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • download-monitor≤ 4.5.97 (fixed in 4.5.98)
Wpchill1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links