CVE-2023-6421 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Download Manager WordPress plugin prior to version 3.2.83, where it improperly handles file download passwords. An attacker can exploit this flaw remotely with low complexity to expose file download passwords when an invalid password is provided, leading to a high confidentiality impact. While not currently on the KEV catalog or actively exploited, public Nuclei templates exist for detection, and its FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100 indicates significant potential risk despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.83CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:free: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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.