WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Download Monitor < 5.3.5 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Incorrect Authorization via Approved Download Paths REST Route

Description

The plugin does not correctly restrict management of the list of filesystem locations it may serve files from to network administrators on multisite, allowing a subsite administrator who is not trusted at the network level to approve arbitrary locations and have the plugin serve readable files from outside the uploads directory, including files belonging to other subsites, to unauthenticated visitors; single-site installations are unaffected.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 5.3.5

References

Classification

Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Submitter
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-10-21 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-21 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-21 (about 1 day ago)

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