CVE-2022-2431 affects the Download Manager plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 3.2.50, allowing arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient validation in the deleteFiles() function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a significant risk where a low-privileged user can delete critical files like wp-config.php, potentially leading to remote code execution. While the EPSS score is relatively high, suggesting exploitability, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.