CVE-2022-4972 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 4.7.51. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive user data and administrative information via several REST-API reporting routes. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it has a low attack complexity and can lead to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.7.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpchill:download_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 4.7.51CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wpchill:download_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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