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CVE-2022-4972
Download Monitor <= 4.7.51 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Data Export
High7.5EPSS 0.47%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
Description
The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on several REST-API routes related to reporting in versions up to, and including, 4.7.51. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view user data and other sensitive information intended for administrators.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordfenceCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected ≤ 4.7.51
References (2)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9000c52-fdd7-43e2-ae6a-9f127c4a9fcd?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2822758/download-monitor/trunk/src/Admin/Reports/class-dlm-reports.php?contextall=1&old=2821522&old_path=%2Fdownload-monitor%2Ftrunk%2Fsrc%2FAdmin%2FReports%2Fclass-dlm-reports.php (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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