6.5

CVE-2023-1524: unknown download manager Improper Authorization

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 30-05-2023Last modified 10-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-1524 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Authorization vulnerability in unknown download manager. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.2.71.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.74%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 30-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.71 does not adequately validate passwords for password-protected files. Upon validation, a master key is generated and exposed to the user, which may be used to download any password-protected file on the server, allowing a user to download any file with the knowledge of any one file's password.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.74%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.74% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.74%

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
W3eden1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • download-manager≤ 3.2.70 (fixed in 3.2.71)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links