CVE-2024-11768 json
Download manager <= 3.3.03 - Improper Authorization to Unauthenticated Download of Password-Protected Files
published 2024-12-19 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-33793
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized download of password-protected content due to improper password validation on the checkFilePassword function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.03. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download password-protected files.
Patch / fix
- w3eden download_manager 3.3.04
- wpdownloadmanager download_manager 3.3.04
- wpdownloadmanager wordpress_download_manager 3.3.04
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- codename065 Download Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-11768
- NVD CVE-2024-11768
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.