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CVE-2022-2436

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2022-09-06 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'file[package_dir]' parameter in versions up to, and including 3.2.49. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.

Affected Platforms

W3Eden Download Manager

Weakness Type

CWE-502, CWE-502, CWE-502

References