CVE-2026-18933wp-downloadmanager - Unrestricted File Upload via Missing Extension/MIME Validation and Path Traversal
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The wp-downloadmanager WordPress plugin, in version 1.68.11 (also affecting the 6.9.4 release line), allows an admin-privileged user (current_user_can('manage_downloads')) to upload arbitrary files via download-add.php with no extension or MIME-type validation of any kind - no wp_check_filetype_and_ext, no validate_file, and no extension blocklist exist anywhere in the upload handler.
- CVSS
- 7.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-434
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- TuranSec
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
wp-downloadmanager wp-downloadmanager wp_downloadmanager:wp_downloadmanager (from the name) | through 1.69 | CNA record |
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-downloadmanager/#descriptionthird-party-advisory
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