CVE-2023-6421 (GCVE-0-2023-6421)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-01 14:18
Modified
2025-06-18 14:57
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Summary
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.83 does not protect file download's passwords, leaking it upon receiving an invalid one.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Download Manager Version: 0   ≤
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