CVE-2022-2436 is a high-severity deserialization vulnerability affecting the Download Manager plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 3.2.49. Authenticated attackers with contributor privileges or higher can exploit this by manipulating the 'file[package_dir]' parameter with a PHAR wrapper, leading to arbitrary PHP object execution if a POP chain is present and a serialized payload can be uploaded. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:H/I:H/A:H
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